CVE-2016-4800
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-4800 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-04-13 14:59:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-284 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Eclipse | Jetty | 9.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Eclipse | Jetty | 9.3.0 | m0 | All | All |
| Application | Eclipse | Jetty | 9.3.0 | m1 | All | All |
| Application | Eclipse | Jetty | 9.3.0 | maintenance2 | All | All |
| Application | Eclipse | Jetty | 9.3.0 | rc0 | All | All |
| Application | Eclipse | Jetty | 9.3.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Eclipse | Jetty | 9.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Eclipse | Jetty | 9.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Eclipse | Jetty | 9.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Eclipse | Jetty | 9.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Eclipse | Jetty | 9.3.4 | rc0 | All | All |
| Application | Eclipse | Jetty | 9.3.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Eclipse | Jetty | 9.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Eclipse | Jetty | 9.3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Eclipse | Jetty | 9.3.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Eclipse | Jetty | 9.3.7 | rc0 | All | All |
| Application | Eclipse | Jetty | 9.3.7 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Eclipse | Jetty | 9.3.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Eclipse | Jetty | 9.3.8 | rc0 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [jetty-announce] Jetty 9.3.x/Windows Security Vulnerability CVE-2016-480 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | dev.eclipse.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2020 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | |
| CVE-2016-4800 Eclipse Jetty Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.netapp.com | |
| Jetty CVE-2016-4800 Security Bypass Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Zero Day Initiative | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.zerodayinitiative.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| oCERT.org - oCERT Advisories | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ocert.org | Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 981212 Java (maven) Security Update for org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (GHSA-872g-2h8h-362q)