# CVE-2018-13864: 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 r

- Also known as: GHSA-V4MQ-P756-P4F5
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 2.6.16
- Published: 2018-07-17 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- com.typesafe.play:play\_2.12 (Maven): from 2.6.12, fixed in 2.6.16

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, com.typesafe.play:play\_2.12, upgrade to a fixed version (2.6.16) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2018-13864-PathTraversal
- https://github.com/tafamace/CVE-2018-13864

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