CVE-2006-2758: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

May 1, 2022 (updated February 12, 2024)

Directory traversal vulnerability in jetty 6.0.x (jetty6) beta16 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a %2e%2e%5c (encoded ../) in the URL. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2005-3747.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-qmgj-5h75-jr67
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2758
web.archive.org/web/20200302050157/http://securitytracker.com/id?1016168

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