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GHSA-gwcr-j4wh-j3cq
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Requests to the ConcatServlet and WelcomeFilter are able to access protected resources within the WEB-INF directory. For example a request to the ConcatServlet with a URI of /concat?/%2557EB-INF/web.xml can retrieve the web.xml file. This can reveal sensitive information regarding the implementation of a web application.
This occurs because both ConcatServlet and WelcomeFilter decode the supplied path to verify it is not within the WEB-INF or META-INF directories. It then uses this decoded path to call RequestDispatcher which will also do decoding of the path. This double decoding allows paths with a doubly encoded WEB-INF to bypass this security check.
Impact
This affects all versions of ConcatServlet and WelcomeFilter in versions before 9.4.41, 10.0.3 and 11.0.3.
Workarounds
If you cannot update to the latest version of Jetty, you can instead deploy your own version of the ConcatServlet and/or the WelcomeFilter by using the code from the latest version of Jetty.
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the confidentiality of the information.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
The exploit probability is very high. The vulnerability is very likely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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