GHSA-H5FG-JPGR-RV9C Vert.x-Web Access Control Flaw in StaticHandler’s Hidden File Protection for Files Under Hidden Directories

Description There is a flaw in the hidden file protection feature of Vert.x Web’s StaticHandler when setIncludeHiddenfalse is configured. In the current implementation, only files whose final path segment i.e., the file name begins with a dot . are treated as “hidden” and are blocked from being...

Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

Overview io.vertx:vertx-web is a HTTP web applications for Vert.x. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties via improper handling of hidden directories in the StaticHandler implementation when the setIncludeHiddenfalse configuration i...