GHSA-wpcv-5jgp-69f3
CRITICALGHSA-wpcv-5jgp-69f3 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.9) Path Traversal vulnerability in com.netflix.genie:genie-web. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-wpcv-5jgp-69f3 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Genie Path Traversal vulnerability via File Uploads
Blast Radius
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Description
Overview
Path Traversal Vulnerability via File Uploads in Genie
Impact
Any Genie OSS users running their own instance and relying on the filesystem to store file attachments submitted to the Genie application may be impacted. Using this technique, it is possible to write a file with any user-specified filename and file contents to any location on the file system that the Java process has write access - potentially leading to remote code execution (RCE).
Genie users who do not store these attachments locally on the underlying file system are not vulnerable to this issue.
Description
Genie's API accepts a multipart/form-data file upload which can be saved to a location on disk. However, it takes a user-supplied filename as part of the request and uses this as the filename when writing the file to disk. Since this filename is user-controlled, it is possible for a malicious actor to manipulate the filename in order to break out of the default attachment storage path and perform path traversal.
Using this technique it is possible to write a file with any user specified name and file contents to any location on the file system that the Java process has write access to.
Patches
This path traversal issue is fixed in Genie OSS v4.3.18. This issue was fixed in https://github.com/Netflix/genie/pull/1216 and https://github.com/Netflix/genie/pull/1217 and a new release with the fix was created. Please, upgrade your Genie OSS instances to the new version.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | com.netflix.genie:genie-web | all versions | 4.3.18 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.netflix.genie:genie-web. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update com.netflix.genie:genie-web to 4.3.18 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-wpcv-5jgp-69f3 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-wpcv-5jgp-69f3 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-wpcv-5jgp-69f3. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-wpcv-5jgp-69f3 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-wpcv-5jgp-69f3 across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.