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CVE-2021-28164

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CVE-2021-28164

Published: Apr 1, 2021

Modified: Aug 3, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

5.3

MEDIUM

Description

In Eclipse Jetty 9.4.37.v20210219 to 9.4.38.v20210224, the default compliance mode allows requests with URIs that contain %2e or %2e%2e segments to access protected resources within the WEB-INF directory. For example a request to /context/%2e/WEB-INF/web.xml can retrieve the web.xml file. This can reveal sensitive information regarding the implementation of a web application.

VendorProductVersions

The Eclipse Foundation

Eclipse Jetty

affected
9.4.37.v20210219 - < unspecified
affected
unspecified - <= 9.4.38.v20210224

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

References

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