Information disclosure in Jersey - CVE-2021-28168
Published: April 27, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52651
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28168
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Eclipse
Affected software:
Jersey
Jersey
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the use of the File.createTempFile which creates a file inside of the system temporary directory with the permissions: -rw-r--r--. A local attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-28168
Install updates from vendor's website.