CVE-2016-4800

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: April 13, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://dev.eclipse.org/mhonarc/lists/jetty-announce/msg00092.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2016-001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mitigation Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90945
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-362
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190307-0006/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://dev.eclipse.org/mhonarc/lists/jetty-announce/msg00092.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2016-001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mitigation Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90945
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-362
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190307-0006/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
6.4%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-284

Affected Vendors

microsoft eclipse

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