AlluraApplication · Apache
CVE-2018-1299
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn Apache Allura before 1.8.0, unauthenticated attackers may retrieve arbitrary files through the Allura web application. Some webservers used with Allura, such as Nginx, Apache/mod_wsgi or paster may prevent the attack from succeeding. Others, such as gunicorn do not prevent it and leave Allura vulnerable.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceApache Allura before 1.8.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve arbitrary files from the server. The exploitability depends on the webserver backend used - gunicorn does not block the attack while Nginx, Apache/mod_wsgi, and paster provide protection.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
AlluraApplication
< 1.8.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Determine Apache Allura versionCheck the installed Allura version by inspecting the version file, setup.py, or running a version command if available in your deploymentAffected if The installed version is less than 1.8.0
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Identify the webserver backendExamine your deployment configuration or process list to determine which webserver is serving Allura - check for gunicorn, Nginx, Apache with mod_wsgi, or paster in your configuration files, environment variables, or running processesAffected if Gunicorn is the webserver backend in use
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Verify gunicorn processList running Python processes or check process metadata to confirm if gunicorn is actively serving the Allura applicationAffected if Gunicorn processes are running as the WSGI server for Allura
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Check webserver configurationReview your webserver configuration files (nginx.conf, httpd.conf, paster.ini) to identify which backend is configured to handle Allura requestsAffected if Configuration explicitly shows gunicorn as the application server without a protective frontend proxy
You are affected if Apache Allura version is below 1.8.0 AND gunicorn is the webserver backend being used without a protective reverse proxy in front of it.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data1.8.0
Upgrade to Apache Allura 1.8.0 or later, or ensure a non-vulnerable webserver (Nginx, Apache/mod_wsgi, or paster) is used instead of gunicorn.
Fix this in Allura
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-1299 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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