# CVE-2023-4760: Remote Code Execution in Eclipse RAP on Windows

- Severity: CVSS 7.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-09-21 · Updated: 2024-09-24

## Affected

- Eclipse Foundation Eclipse RAP: from 3.0.0, through 3.25.0

## Description

In Eclipse RAP versions from 3.0.0 up to and including 3.25.0, Remote Code Execution is possible on Windows when using the FileUpload component. The reason for this is a not completely secure extraction of the file name in the FileUploadProcessor.stripFileName(String name) method. As soon as this finds a / in the path, everything before it is removed, but potentially \ (backslashes) coming further back are kept. For example, a file name such as /..\..\webapps\shell.war can be used to upload a file to a Tomcat server under Windows, which is then saved as ..\..\webapps\shell.war in its webapps directory and can then be executed.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Eclipse Foundation Eclipse RAP, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/issues/160
- https://github.com/eclipse-rap/org.eclipse.rap/pull/141

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