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SCA: security update for org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-webapp (GHSA-v7ff-8wcx-gmc5)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 419157

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - In Eclipse Jetty 9.4.37.v20210219 to 9.4.38.v20210224, the default compliance mode allows requests with
 URIs that contain %2e or %2e%2e segments to access protected resources within the WEB-INF directory. For
 example a request to /context/%2e/WEB-INF/web.xml can retrieve the web.xml file. This can reveal sensitive
 information regarding the implementation of a web application. (CVE-2021-28164)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v7ff-8wcx-gmc5

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 419157

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 1/28/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4

Percentile: 53.58

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-28164

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/6/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/1/2021

Exploitable With

Elliot (Jetty WEB-INF File Disclosure)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-28164