CVE-2018-1000817

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Asset Pipeline Grails Plugin Asset-pipeline plugin version Prior to 2.14.1.1, 2.15.1 and 3.0.6 contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in Applications deployed in Jetty that can result in Download .class files and any arbitrary file. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted GET request containing directory traversal from assets-pipeline context. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.14.1.1 (for Grails 2.x), 2.15.1 (for Grails 3 and Java 7) and 3.0.6 (for Grails 3 and Java 8).

Published: 2018-12-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-1000817 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.51%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.94% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2018-1000817

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1000817

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.57% 2.51% +1.94%
2 2025-08-20 0.43% 0.57% +0.14%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.43% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-1000817

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-1000817

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-1000817

GHSA-w73q-mc9g-j56x · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Asset Pipeline Grails Plugin vulnerable to Path Traversal

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-1000817

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
asset_pipeline_project asset-pipeline < 2.14.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:asset_pipeline_project:asset-pipeline:*:*:*:*:*:grails:*:*
asset_pipeline_project asset-pipeline > 2.14.1.1, < 2.15.1 cpe:2.3:a:asset_pipeline_project:asset-pipeline:*:*:*:*:*:grails:*:*
asset_pipeline_project asset-pipeline > 2.15.1, < 3.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:asset_pipeline_project:asset-pipeline:*:*:*:*:*:grails:*:*

References for CVE-2018-1000817

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