CVE-2019-15630

Directory Traversal in APIkit, HTTP connector, and OAuth2 Provider components in MuleSoft Mule Runtime 3.2.0 and higher released before August 1 2019, MuleSoft Mule Runtime 4.1.0 and higher released before August 1 2019, and all versions of MuleSoft API Gateway released before August 1 2019 allow remote attackers to read files accessible to the Mule process.

Published: 2019-08-30 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-15630 is rated Moderate Risk (56.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.77%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-15630

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 2026-04-30 0.43% 0.77% +0.34%
2 2025-03-30 0.83% 0.43% -0.40%
3 2025-03-29 0.83%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-15630

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-2019-15630

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2019-15630

GHSA-mwh9-gr45-xvv4 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Mule modules contain Directory Traversal

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-15630

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mulesoft api_gateway cpe:2.3:a:mulesoft:api_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mulesoft mule_runtime >= 3.2.0, <= 3.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:mulesoft:mule_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mulesoft mule_runtime >= 4.1.0, <= 4.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mulesoft:mule_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-15630

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