An issue was discovered in the Asset Pipeline plugin before 3.0.4 for Grails.
Priority LOW 37CWE-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
An issue was discovered in the Asset Pipeline plugin before 3.0.4 for Grails. An attacker can perform directory traversal via a crafted request when a servlet-based application is executed in Jetty, because there is a classloader vulnerability that can allow a reverse file traversal route in AssetPipelineFilter.groovy or AssetPipelineFilterCore.groovy.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02185 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.grails.plugins:asset-pipeline (Maven): 3.0.4
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.grails.plugins:asset-pipeline (Maven) | before 3.0.4 | 3.0.4 | Patch available | GHSA-g7wm-22m6-5774 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.grails.plugins:asset-pipeline (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.0.4 Fixed in 3.0.4 Patch available GHSA-g7wm-22m6-5774
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:asset_pipeline_project:asset-pipeline:*:*:*:*:*:grails:*:* | before 3.0.4 | Vulnerable | Asset Pipeline Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:asset_pipeline_project:asset-pipeline:*:*:*:*:*:grails:*:* Versions before 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Asset Pipeline Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-g7wm-22m6-5774 org.grails.plugins:asset-pipeline (Maven) Fixed in 3.0.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-17605
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g7wm-22m6-5774
References
More Asset Pipeline Project Asset-pipeline vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-16041 Asset Pipeline Grails Plugin Asset-pipeline plugin version Prior to 2.14.1.1, 2.15.1 and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-17605 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-17605 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g7wm-22m6-5774 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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