CVE-2021-28164: 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 segm

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

• eclipse jetty9.4.37
• eclipse jetty9.4.38
• netapp cloud managerall versions
• netapp e-series performance analyzerall versions
• netapp e-series santricity os controller11.0 and later · up to 11.70.1 inclusive
• netapp e-series santricity web servicesall versions
• netapp element plug-in for vcenter serverall versions
• netapp santricity cloud connectorall versions
• netapp snapcenterall versions
• netapp snapcenter plug-inall versions
• netapp storage replication adapter for clustered data ontap9.6 and later
• netapp vasa provider for clustered data ontap9.6 and later
• netapp virtual storage console9.6 and later
• oracle autovue for agile product lifecycle management21.0.2
• oracle banking apis20.1
• oracle banking apis21.1
• oracle banking digital experience20.1
• oracle banking digital experience21.1
• oracle communications session route manager8.0.0 and later · up to 8.2.4 inclusive
• oracle siebel core - automationup to 21.9 inclusive

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (eclipse). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

• The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Jetty

  • 9.4.37.v20210219 and later · before unspecifiedaffected
  • unspecified and later · up to and including 9.4.38.v20210224affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

• CVE-2021-34429For Eclipse Jetty versions 9.4.37-9.4.42, 10.0.1-10.0.5 & 11.0.1-11.0.5, URIs can be crafted using some encoded characters to access the con
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• CVE-2015-2080The exception handling code in Eclipse Jetty before 9.2.9.v20150224 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process mem
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• CVE-2021-28165In Eclipse Jetty 7.2.2 to 9.4.38, 10.0.0.alpha0 to 10.0.1, and 11.0.0.alpha0 to 11.0.1, CPU usage can reach 100% upon receiving a large inva
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Published before and after this one in the same product

• ← EarlierCVE-2020-27223Feb 26, 2021 · In Eclipse Jetty 9.4.6.v20170531 to 9.4.36.v20210114 (inclusive), 10.0.0, and 11.0.0 when Jetty handles a request containing multiple Accept
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• ← EarlierCVE-2021-28163Apr 1, 2021 · In Eclipse Jetty 9.4.32 to 9.4.38, 10.0.0.beta2 to 10.0.1, and 11.0.0.beta2 to 11.0.1, if a user uses a webapps directory that is a symlink,
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• Later →CVE-2021-28169Jun 8, 2021 · For Eclipse Jetty versions <= 9.4.40, <= 10.0.2, <= 11.0.2, it is possible for requests to the ConcatServlet with a doubly encoded path to a
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Root cause

The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

1{2  "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"],3  "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }4}

1{2  "permissions": ["activeTab"],3  "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]4}

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.