Executive Summary



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Summary
Title Jetty fails to properly process URLs that contain double / characters
Informations
Name VU#553235 First vendor Publication 2008-01-03
Vendor VU-CERT Last vendor Modification 2008-01-23
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision M

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 5 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Vulnerability Note VU#553235

Jetty fails to properly process URLs that contain double / characters

Overview

The Jetty web server contains a vulnerability that may allow an attacker to access private files or directories.

I. Description

Jetty is a web server that is implemented in Java. Jetty contains a vulnerability in the way it processes URLs with multiple "/" (slash) characters. See the Jetty Double slash problem bug report for more information.

II. Impact

A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able view hidden or private files and directories.

III. Solution

Upgrade

Jetty version 6.1.7 has been released to address this issue.

Filter URLs

Until updates can be applied, administrators may be able to use an application firewall or reverse proxy server to filter "//" characters in URLs.

Systems Affected

VendorStatusDate Updated
Mort BayVulnerable3-Jan-2008

References


http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JETTY-386#action_117699
http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JETTY/fixforversion/13950
http://www.visolve.com/squid/squid24s1/access_controls.php
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/mod/mod_proxy.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28322/

Credit

Thanks to Greg Wilkins for reporting this vulnerability and for providing information that was used in this report.

This document was written by Ryan Giobbi.

Other Information

Date Public12/28/2007
Date First Published01/03/2008 10:07:35 AM
Date Last Updated01/23/2008
CERT Advisory 
CVE NameCVE-2007-6672
Metric2.64
Document Revision19

Original Source

Url : http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/553235

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE/SANS Top 25)

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 2

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2008-09-04 Name : FreeBSD Ports: jetty
File : nvt/freebsd_jetty0.nasl
2008-09-04 Name : FreeBSD Ports: jetty
File : nvt/freebsd_jetty1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
39855 Jetty URL Multiple Slash Character Information Disclosure

Jetty contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is triggered when processing multiple "/" characters in an URL, which will disclose access to private files and directories resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2009-04-23 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.
File : freebsd_pkg_0832ee18cf7711dc8c6a00304881ac9a.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-01-07 Name : The remote web server is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.
File : jetty_double_slash_info_disclosure.nasl - Type : ACT_ATTACK

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