Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in JBoss Undertow 1.0.x before 1.0.17, 1.1.x before 1.1.0.CR5, and 1.2.x before 1.2.0.Beta3, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a resource URI.
Public exploits
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Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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WildFly Directory Traversal
auxiliary/scanner/http/wildfly_traversal
GitHub 1 repository
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shoucheng3/undertow-io__undertow_CVE-2014-7816_1-0-16-Final ★ 0 · Aug 20, 2025
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
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| Maven | io.undertow:undertow-core | >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.17 | 1.0.17 | GHSA-h6p6-fc4w-cqhx |
| Maven | io.undertow:undertow-core | >= 1.1.0.Beta1, < 1.1.0.CR5 | 1.1.0.CR5 | GHSA-h6p6-fc4w-cqhx |
| Maven | io.undertow:undertow-core | >= 1.2.0.Beta1, < 1.2.0.Beta3 | 1.2.0.Beta3 | GHSA-h6p6-fc4w-cqhx |