Description
The path normalization mechanism in PathResource class in Eclipse Jetty 9.3.x before 9.3.9 on Windows allows remote attackers to bypass protected resource restrictions and other security constraints via a URL with certain escaped characters, related to backslashes.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server | >= 9.3.0, < 9.3.9 | 9.3.9 | GHSA-872g-2h8h-362q |
References
- [jetty-announce] 20160531 [jetty-announce] Jetty 9.3.x/Windows Security Vulnerability CVE-2016-4800 mailing-list
- 90945 vdb-entry
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2016-001.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190307-0006/
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-362