---
id: CVE-2024-1459
title: A path traversal vulnerability was found in Undertow
summary: >-
  A path traversal vulnerability was found in Undertow. This issue may allow a
  remote attacker to append a specially-crafted sequence to an HTTP request for
  an application deployed to JBoss EAP, which may permit access to privileged or
  res…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-24
vendor: redhat
product: undertow
affected:
  - undertow
published: '2024-02-12'
updated: '2026-08-04'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1459'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1674'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1675'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1676'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2763'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2764'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1459'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2259475'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1677'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2763'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2764'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1459'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2259475'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241122-0008/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.01714
epssPercentile: 0.76392
ingestedAt: '2026-08-04T22:42:37.789Z'
---

## Overview

A path traversal vulnerability was found in Undertow. This issue may allow a remote attacker to append a specially-crafted sequence to an HTTP request for an application deployed to JBoss EAP, which may permit access to privileged or restricted files and directories.

## Affected

- `undertow`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.