CVE-2016-4800 High Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2016-4800 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - jetty-server-9.1.0.v20131115.jar, jetty-util-9.1.0.v20131115.jar

jetty-server-9.1.0.v20131115.jar

path: 2/repository/org/eclipse/jetty/jetty-server/9.1.0.v20131115/jetty-server-9.1.0.v20131115.jar

Library home page: http://www.eclipse.org/jetty

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ jetty-server-9.1.0.v20131115.jar (Vulnerable Library)

jetty-util-9.1.0.v20131115.jar

path: /root/.m2/repository/org/eclipse/jetty/jetty-util/9.1.0.v20131115/jetty-util-9.1.0.v20131115.jar

Library home page: http://www.eclipse.org/jetty

Dependency Hierarchy:

• jetty-server-9.1.0.v20131115.jar (Root Library)
  • jetty-http-9.1.0.v20131115.jar
    • ❌ jetty-util-9.1.0.v20131115.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in commit: f396e60bf74726f66a202d308a1f2865177e4bee

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2017-04-13

URL: CVE-2016-4800

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-4800

Release Date: 2017-12-31

Fix Resolution: Upgrade to version jetty 9.3.9 or greater

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