CVE-2016-4800 describes a critical path normalization bypass vulnerability in Eclipse Jetty 9.3.x before 9.3.9 on Windows, affecting both Eclipse and Microsoft Jetty implementations. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass security restrictions and access protected resources by manipulating URLs with escaped characters and backslashes. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring no user interaction or complex attack conditions. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:9.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:9.3.0:m0:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:9.3.0:m1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:9.3.0:maintenance2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:9.3.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.