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TI-2018-08446 Aliases CVE-2018-11789GHSA-h68w-6v33-769g

Path traversal in Apache Incubator Heron

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-22Published · 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
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

When accessing the heron-ui webpage, people can modify the file paths outside of the current container to access any file on the host. Example woule be modifying the parameter path= to go to the directory you would like to view. i.e. ..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2Fetc%2Fpasswd.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0692 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Apache Incubator HeronApache Incubator Heron 0.13.0 to 0.17.8—No fix listedCNA
  • Apache Incubator Heron Vendor— Affected Apache Incubator Heron 0.13.0 to 0.17.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:heron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.13.0 – 0.17.8VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:heron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.13.0 – 0.17.8 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-11789
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h68w-6v33-769g

References

Other 1

  • TI-2020-01887 Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache Heron CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-18532 CRLF log injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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