High, CVSS 7.9MavenPublished
Partial Path Traversal in com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-s3
CVE-2022-31159 · GHSA-c28r-hw5m-5gv3
- Affected
- Maven com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-s3 < 1.12.261
- Fixed in
- 1.12.261· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- A partial-path traversal issue exists within the downloadDirectory method in the AWS S3 TransferManager component of the AWS SDK for Java v1. Applications using the SDK control the destinationDirectory argument, but S3 object keys are determined by the application that uploaded the objects. The downloadDirectory method allows the caller to pass a filesystem object in the object key but contained an issue in the validation logic for the key name. A knowledgeable actor could bypass the validation logic by including a UNIX double-dot in the bucket key. Under certain conditions, this could permit them to retrieve a directory from their S3 bucket that is one level up in the filesystem from their working directory. This issue’s scope is limited to directories whose name prefix matches the destinationDirectory. E.g. for destination directory/tmp/foo, the actor can cause a download to /tmp/foo-bar, but not /tmp/bar. Versions of the AWS Java SDK for S3 v1 before and including…
Recommended action: Upgrade to 1.12.261 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.