Information disclosure through error messages in hawtio
Priority LOW 37CWE-209Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-209.
Summary
hawtio before versions 2.0-beta-1, 2.0-beta-2 2.0-m1, 2.0-m2, 2.0-m3, and 1.5 is vulnerable to a path traversal that leads to a NullPointerException with a full stacktrace. An attacker could use this flaw to gather undisclosed information from within hawtio's root.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01849 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial io.hawt:project (Maven): 1.5.0Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unspecified | hawtio | hawtio 2.0-beta-1; hawtio 2.0-beta-2 hawtio 2.0-M1; hawtio 2.0-M2; hawtio 2.0-M3; hawtio 1.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | io.hawt:project (Maven) | before 1.5.0 | 1.5.0 | Patch available | GHSA-9g8w-pjpr-prr4 |
- hawtio Vendorunspecified Affected hawtio 2.0-beta-1; hawtio 2.0-beta-2 hawtio 2.0-M1; hawtio 2.0-M2; hawtio 2.0-M3; hawtio 1.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- io.hawt:project (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.5.0 Fixed in 1.5.0 Patch available GHSA-9g8w-pjpr-prr4
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-9g8w-pjpr-prr4 io.hawt:project (Maven) Fixed in 1.5.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2017:1832 Released 2017-08-10 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Fuse/A-MQ 6.3 R4 security and bug fix update
- Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3
- Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1832 |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1832 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-2594
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9g8w-pjpr-prr4
References
More Hawtio vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-07212 Hawt Hawtio through 2.5.0 is vulnerable to SSRF, allowing a remote attacker to trigger an… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-16572 hawtio 2.17.2 is vulnerable to Path Traversal. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2014-00115 The admin terminal in Hawt.io does not require authentication, which allows remote… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-01843 Improper authorization in Red Hat hawtio CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2014-00114 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the admin terminal in Hawt.io allows… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-05197 Cross-site request forgery in Red Hat hawtio CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-2594 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-2594 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9g8w-pjpr-prr4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-2594 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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