CVE-2016-4800
Jetty contains an alias issue that could allow unauthenticated remote code execution due to specially crafted request
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.61%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-4800
To remediate CVE-2016-4800, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 9.3.9 or later
Is CVE-2016-4800 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 9.3.0, < 9.3.9
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |