Jetty Web Server < 4.2.4 Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Access

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2351

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a directory traversal flaw.

Description

The remote host is running Jetty prior to version 4.2.4. Jetty is a Java web server that is downloadable off of the Internet and is currently bundled with some IBM applications. An attacker exploiting this flaw would only need to be able to request web pages from the Jetty server. A successful attack would allow the attacker to navigate outside the web directories and download potentially confidential data.

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.2.4 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 2351

Family: Web Servers

Published: 10/5/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:U/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mortbay:jetty

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-2478

BID: 11330

Detections

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