CVE-2006-2758: jetty Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-2758 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in jetty. EPSS estimates a 4.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 02-06-2006
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

• CWE-22Improper 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.