TI-2011-03829 Aliases CVE-2011-4367 GHSA-gjfx-9wx3-j6r7

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in MyFaces JavaServer Faces (JSF) in Apache…

MEDIUM 48CWE-22Published 2014-06-19 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in MyFaces JavaServer Faces (JSF) in Apache MyFaces Core 2.0.x before 2.0.12 and 2.1.x before 2.1.6 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) ln parameter to faces/javax.faces.resource/web.xml or (2) the PATH_INFO to faces/javax.faces.resource/.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.33747 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed org.apache.myfaces.core:myfaces-impl (Maven): 2.0.12, 2.1.6

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	org.apache.myfaces.core:myfaces-impl (Maven)	2.0.0 to before 2.0.12	2.0.12	Patch available	GHSA-gjfx-9wx3-j6r7
—	org.apache.myfaces.core:myfaces-impl (Maven)	2.1.0 to before 2.1.6	2.1.6	Patch available	GHSA-gjfx-9wx3-j6r7

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
org.apache.myfaces.core:myfaces-impl (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.0.12 Fixed in 2.0.12 Patch available GHSA-gjfx-9wx3-j6r7
org.apache.myfaces.core:myfaces-impl (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.1.0 to before 2.1.6 Fixed in 2.1.6 Patch available GHSA-gjfx-9wx3-j6r7

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:myfaces::::::::	2.0.1 – 2.0.11; 2.1.0 – 2.1.5	Vulnerable	Apache

cpe:2.3:a:apache:myfaces:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 – 2.0.11; 2.1.0 – 2.1.5 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-gjfx-9wx3-j6r7 org.apache.myfaces.core:myfaces-impl (Maven) Fixed in 2.0.12 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-gjfx-9wx3-j6r7 org.apache.myfaces.core:myfaces-impl (Maven) Fixed in 2.1.6 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 7 products

Red Hat BPM Suite 6
Red Hat Decision Manager 7
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Continuous Delivery
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
Red Hat Process Automation 7

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4367
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gjfx-9wx3-j6r7

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4367

Other 2

TI-2011-03808 Information disclosure vulnerability in Apache MyFaces Core 2.0.1 through 2.0.10 and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2021-08130 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Apache MyFaces CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2010-01972 shared/util/StateUtils.java in Apache MyFaces 1.1.x before 1.1.8, 1.2.x before 1.2.9, and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2010-01998 Apache MyFaces 1.1.7 and 1.2.8, as used in IBM WebSphere Application Server and other… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0

Sources

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