Main
Vulnerability Database
Exploits
ID:7047 - Exploit for Input validation error in Jetty - CVE-2021-28164
ID:7047 - Exploit for Input validation error in Jetty - CVE-2021-28164
Published: November 25, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51877
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28164
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Jetty
Jetty
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive informatoin.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing special characters, passed via URI. A remote attacker can use %2e or %2e%2e segments to access protected resources within the WEB-INF directory.
Example:
http://[host]/context/%2e/WEB-INF/web.xml
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.