CVE-2021-28169

Published: Jun 9, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-200

5.3MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

For Eclipse Jetty versions <= 9.4.40, <= 10.0.2, <= 11.0.2, it is possible for requests to the ConcatServlet with a doubly encoded path to access protected resources within the WEB-INF directory. For example a request to `/concat?/%2557EB-INF/web.xml` can retrieve the web.xml file. This can reveal sensitive information regarding the implementation of a web application.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:LConfidentiality

Low

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-200 NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

Red Hat Inc.

commercial·USaka red hat

OpenShift Container PlatformOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Jboss FuseOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Red Hat OpenStack PlatformOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Red Hat AMQ BrokerOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Red Hat Integration Service RegistryOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Red Hat Integration Camel QuarkusOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Red Hat IntegrationOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Red Hat Developer ToolsOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

netapp

commercial·US

active iq unified manager

Hardware Firmware

hci

Hardware Firmware

management services for element software

Hardware Firmware

snap creator framework

Hardware Firmware

Oracle Corp.

commercial·USaka oracle

Communications Cloud Native Core PolicyOn-premWeb App

Communications / messaging-chat

REST Data ServicesOn-premWeb App

Databases / db-tooling

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения

oss-projectaka fsf

Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Eclipse Foundation

oss-project·DE

JettyOn-premWeb App

Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy

АО «НППКТ»

commercial·RU

ОСОН ОСнова ОnyxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-gwcr-j4wh-j3cq

github.com

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-28169/

security-tracker.debian.org

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-28169

access.redhat.com

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