Vulnerability in Eclipse Jersey
CVE-2021-28168
Eclipse Jersey 2.28 to 2.33 and Eclipse Jersey 3.0.0 to 3.0.1 contains a local information disclosure vulnerability. This is due to the use of the File.createTempFile which creates a file inside of the system temporary directory with the permissions: -rw-r--r--. Thus the contents of this file are viewable by all other users locally on the system. As such, if the contents written is security sensitive, it can be disclosed to other local users.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Eclipse Jersey
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy — versions 1.15.0
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Unified Data Repository — versions 1.15.0
- The Eclipse Foundation Jersey — versions 2.28, unspecified, 3.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/eclipse-ee4j/jersey/security/advisories/GHSA-c43q-5hpj-4crv (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/eclipse-ee4j/jersey/pull/4712 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-28168?
- CVE-2021-28168 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Jersey, classified under Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2021-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2021-28168?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-28168 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.