CVE-2016-4800: Improper Access Control
(updated )
The path normalization mechanism in PathResource class in Eclipse Jetty 9.3.x before 9.3.9 on Windows allows remote attackers to bypass protected resource restrictions and other security constraints via a URL with certain escaped characters, related to backslashes.
References
- dev.eclipse.org/mhonarc/lists/jetty-announce/msg00092.html
- www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2016-001.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90945
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-362
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-872g-2h8h-362q
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4800
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190307-0006/
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
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