CVE-2007-6672

Published: Jan 8, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Mortbay Jetty 6.1.5 and 6.1.6 allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms and read the source of files via multiple '/' (slash) characters in the URI.

Affected (2)

Products: Mortbay Jetty: Jetty

Mortbay Jetty

1 product

Jetty

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mortbay Jetty Jetty	Version 6.1.5
Mortbay Jetty Jetty	Version 6.1.6

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (18)

http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JETTY-386#action_117699

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JETTY/fixforversion/13950

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/39855

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28322

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/28547

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.igniterealtime.org/community/message/163752

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/553235

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27117

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0079

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JETTY-386#action_117699