Information disclosure in Eclipse Jetty
CVE-2018-12536
In Eclipse Jetty Server, all 9.x versions, on webapps deployed using default Error Handling, when an intentionally bad query arrives that doesn't match a dynamic url-pattern, and is eventually handled by the DefaultServlet's static file serving, the bad characters can trigger a java.nio.file.InvalidPathException which includes the full path to the base resource directory that the DefaultServlet and/or webapp is using. If this InvalidPathException is then handled by the default Error Handler, the InvalidPathException message is included in the error response, revealing the full server path to the requesting system.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.044 (91.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.043 · newest: 0.044 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Eclipse Jetty
- Oracle Retail Xstore Point Of Service — versions 7.1, 15.0, 16.0.0
- The Eclipse Foundation Jetty — versions 9.3.0, unspecified, 9.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041194 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/053d9ce4d579b02203db18545fee5e33f35f2932885459b74d… (mailing-list)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181014-0001/ (Third Party Advisory)
- support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display (Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00016.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12536?
- CVE-2018-12536 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Jetty, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-06-27.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12536?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-12536 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.