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TI-2018-10054 Aliases CVE-2018-13864GHSA-v4mq-p756-p4f5

A directory traversal vulnerability has been found in the Assets controller in Play…

Priority LOW 39CWE-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
Fixed

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

Summary

A directory traversal vulnerability has been found in the Assets controller in Play Framework 2.6.12 through 2.6.15 (fixed in 2.6.16) when running on Windows. It allows a remote attacker to download arbitrary files from the target server via specially crafted HTTP requests.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03418 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.typesafe.play:play_2.12 (Maven): 2.6.16

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—com.typesafe.play:play_2.12 (Maven)2.6.12 to before 2.6.162.6.16Patch availableGHSA-v4mq-p756-p4f5
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • com.typesafe.play:play_2.12 (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.6.12 to before 2.6.16 Fixed in 2.6.16 Patch available GHSA-v4mq-p756-p4f5

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:play_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.12 – 2.6.15VulnerableLightbend
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:play_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.12 – 2.6.15 Vulnerable ·Lightbend
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-v4mq-p756-p4f5 com.typesafe.play:play_2.12 (Maven) Fixed in 2.6.16 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-13864
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v4mq-p756-p4f5

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2014-02951 XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Java XML processing functionality in Play… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-13063 Denial of service binding form from JSON in Play Framework CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-01932 Netty before 3.9.8.Final, 3.10.x before 3.10.3.Final, 4.0.x before 4.0.28.Final, and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-13068 Dev error stack trace leaking into prod in Play Framework CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-16533 An issue was discovered in PlayJava in Play Framework 2.6.0 through 2.8.2. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-16312 In Play Framework 2.6.0 through 2.8.2, stack consumption can occur because of unbounded… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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