CVE-2019-15630 — mule
HIGHCVE-2019-15630 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in org.mule.runtime:mule. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.
Mule modules contain Directory Traversal
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
org.mule.runtime:muleReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Directory Traversal in APIkit, HTTP connector, and OAuth2 Provider components in MuleSoft Mule Runtime 3.2.0 and higher released before August 1 2019, MuleSoft Mule Runtime 4.1.0 and higher released before August 1 2019, and all versions of MuleSoft API Gateway released before August 1 2019 allow remote attackers to read files accessible to the Mule process.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.mule.runtime:mule | ≥ 3.0.0 | No fix |
Affected Products
api gatewaymulesoftmule runtimemulesoftDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.mule.runtime:mule, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
The records we use list no patched version of org.mule.runtime:mule for CVE-2019-15630. Check the maintainer's advisory, and where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range.
Mitigate without a patch
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2019-15630 in your dependencies?
Find it across Maven, including transitive dependencies.