CVE-2020-13953
Improper file downloads in Apache Tapestry
In Apache Tapestry from 5.4.0 to 5.5.0, crafting specific URLs, an attacker can download files inside the WEB-INF folder of the WAR being run.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Apache Tapestry from 5.4.0 to 5.5.0, crafting specific URLs, an attacker can download files inside the WEB-INF folder of the WAR being run.
- Record
CVE-2020-13953- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-552
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Apache Tapestry from 5.4.0 to 5.5.0, crafting specific URLs, an attacker can download files inside the WEB-INF folder of the WAR being run.
- Record
CVE-2020-13953- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1222 No score
In Apache Tapestry from 5.4.0 to 5.5.0, crafting specific URLs, an attacker can download files inside the WEB-INF folder of the WAR being run.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1222- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w9mp-p2wp-2xf7
Improper file downloads in Apache Tapestry
In Apache Tapestry from 5.4.0 to 5.5.0, crafting specific URLs, an attacker can download files inside the WEB-INF folder of the WAR being run.
- Record
GHSA-w9mp-p2wp-2xf7- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-552
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Apache Tapestry from 5.4.0 to 5.5.0, crafting specific URLs, an attacker can download files inside the WEB-INF folder of the WAR being run.
- Record
CVE-2020-13953- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w9mp-p2wp-2xf7
Improper file downloads in Apache Tapestry
In Apache Tapestry from 5.4.0 to 5.5.0, crafting specific URLs, an attacker can download files inside the WEB-INF folder of the WAR being run.
- Record
GHSA-w9mp-p2wp-2xf7- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-552
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.tapestry:tapestry-coreMaven |
5.4.0 up to 5.6.0 | 5.6.0 |
org.apache.tapestry:tapestry-coreMaven |
5.4.0 up to 5.6.0, plus listed versions 5.4.15.4.25.4.35.4.45.4.55.5.05.5.0-beta-3 |
5.6.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-13953 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Apache Tapestry, published September 30, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.65%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.tapestry:tapestry-core 5.6.0.
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r50eb12e8a12074a9b7ed63cbab91d180d19cc23dc1da3ed5b6e1280f%40%3Cusers.tapestry.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13953
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w9mp-p2wp-2xf7