Apache Thrift Node.js static web server sandbox escape
The Apache Thrift Node.js static web server in versions 0.9.2 through 0.11.0 have been determined to contain a security vulnerability in which a remote user has the ability to access files outside the set webservers docroot path.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.thrift:libthrift | >= 0.9.2, < 0.12.0 | 0.12.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11798
- https://github.com/apache/thrift/pull/1606
- https://github.com/apache/thrift/commit/2a2b72f6c8aef200ecee4984f011e06052288ff2
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1545
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3140
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vx85-mj8c-4qm6
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-4647
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6e9edd282684896cedf615fb67a02bebfe6007f2d5baf03ba52e34fd@%3Cuser.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227094236/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106501
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-538- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.thrift:libthrift- Disclosed
- 17.01.2019
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:19
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-vx85-mj8c-4qm6 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.apache.thrift:libthrift
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 6
- First → latest
- 01.2019 07.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 5
- Medium 1
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 2
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 2
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