#VU51878 Information disclosure in Jetty - CVE-2021-28163
Published: April 1, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51878
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28163
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Jetty
Jetty
Software vendor:
Eclipse
Eclipse
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application. If the ${jetty.base} directory or the ${jetty.base}/webapps directory is a symlink, the contents of the ${jetty.base}/webapps directory may be deployed as a static web application, exposing the content of the directory for download.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.