CVE-2021-28164

MediumCVSS 5.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.3/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200 CWE-551

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Apr 1, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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