CVE-2021-28163
In Eclipse Jetty 9.4.32 to 9.4.38, 10.0.0.beta2 to 10.0.1, and 11.0.0.beta2 to 11.0.1, if a user uses a webapps directory that is a symlink, the contents of the webapps directory is deployed as a
02 Description
In Eclipse Jetty 9.4.32 to 9.4.38, 10.0.0.beta2 to 10.0.1, and 11.0.0.beta2 to 11.0.1, if a user uses a webapps directory that is a symlink, the contents of the webapps directory is deployed as a
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 2.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-04-01 14:20Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-03 21:40Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-03-12
- Assigning CNA
- eclipse
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Low (CVSS 2.7)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 5a3ce180fa6b9424d9fa1f42a0f24383eca4989ad6066403c7557a5f1782328a
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-j6qj-j888-vvgq
- lists.apache.org[kafka-jira] 20210412 [GitHub] [kafka] dongjinleekr opened a new pull request #10526: KAFKA-12655: CVE-2021-28165 - Upgrade jetty to 9.4.39https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r780c3c210a05c5bf7b4671303f46afc3fe56758e92864e1a5f0590d0%40%3Cjira.kafka.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[ignite-issues] 20210413 [jira] [Created] (IGNITE-14527) CVE-2021-2816[3,4,5] in Jettyhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5b3693da7ecb8a75c0e930b4ca26a5f97aa0207d9dae4aa8cc65fe6b%40%3Cissues.ignite.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[ignite-dev] 20210413 [jira] [Created] (IGNITE-14527) CVE-2021-2816[3,4,5] in Jettyhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd7c8fb305a8637480dc943ba08424c8992dccad018cd1405eb2afe0e%40%3Cdev.ignite.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[solr-issues] 20210414 [jira] [Updated] (SOLR-15338) High security vulnerability in Jetty library CVE-2021-28163 (+5) bundled within Solrhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0841b06b48324cfc81325de3c05a92e53f997185f9d71ff47734d961%40%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[solr-issues] 20210414 [jira] [Created] (SOLR-15338) High security vulnerability in Jetty library CVE-2021-28163 (+5) bundled within Solrhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r787e47297a614b05b99d01b04c8a1d6c0cafb480c9cb7c624a6b8fc3%40%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[ignite-issues] 20210426 [jira] [Updated] (IGNITE-14527) CVE-2021-2816[3,4,5] in Jettyhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6ac9e263129328c0db9940d72b4a6062e703c58918dd34bd22cdf8dd%40%3Cissues.ignite.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[ignite-issues] 20210426 [jira] [Commented] (IGNITE-14527) CVE-2021-2816[3,4,5] in Jettyhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4a66bfbf62281e31bc1345ebecbfd96f35199eecd77bfe4e903e906f%40%3Cissues.ignite.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[ignite-issues] 20210426 [jira] [Updated] (IGNITE-14527) Upgrade Jetty version to fix CVE-2021-2816[3,4,5] in Jettyhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4b1fef117bccc7f5fd4c45fd2cabc26838df823fe5ca94bc42a4fd46%40%3Cissues.ignite.apache.org%3E
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-444e38facehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HAAKW7S66TECXGJZWB3ZFGOQAK34IYHF/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-35f06984d7https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5CXQIJVYU4R3JL6LSPXQ5GIV7WLLA7PI/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-fd66b2bd53https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GGNKXBNRRCZTGGXPIX3VBWCF2SAM3DWS/
- lists.apache.org[solr-issues] 20210507 [jira] [Updated] (SOLR-15338) High security vulnerability in Jetty library CVE-2021-28163 (+5) bundled within Solrhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r111f1ce28b133a8090ca4f809a1bdf18a777426fc058dc3a16c39c66%40%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[solr-issues] 20210623 [jira] [Updated] (SOLR-15338) High security vulnerability in Jetty library CVE-2021-28163 (+5) bundled within Solrhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2ea2f0541121f17e470a0184843720046c59d4bde6d42bf5ca6fad81%40%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[solr-issues] 20210711 [jira] [Created] (SOLR-15529) High security vulnerability in JDOM library bundled within Solr 8.9 CVE-2021-33813https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9974f64723875052e02787b2a5eda689ac5247c71b827d455e5dc9a6%40%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[solr-issues] 20210711 [jira] [Updated] (SOLR-15529) High security vulnerability in JDOM library bundled within Solr 8.9 CVE-2021-33813https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbc075a4ac85e7a8e47420b7383f16ffa0af3b792b8423584735f369f%40%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210611-0006/
- lists.apache.org[solr-issues] 20210813 [jira] [Resolved] (SOLR-15338) High security vulnerability in Jetty library CVE-2021-28163 (+5) bundled within Solrhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0471252aeb3384c3cfa6d131374646d4641b80dd313e7b476c47a9c%40%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[zookeeper-issues] 20210928 [jira] [Updated] (ZOOKEEPER-4390) CVE-2021-28169 , - Upgrade jetty to 9.4.42https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf36f1114e84a3379b20587063686148e2d5a39abc0b8a66ff2a9087a%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[zookeeper-issues] 20210928 [jira] [Updated] (ZOOKEEPER-4390) CVE-2021-28169 , CVE-2021-28163, - Upgrade jetty to 9.4.42https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rddbb4f8d5db23265bb63d14ef4b3723b438abc1589f877db11d35450%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[zookeeper-issues] 20210928 [jira] [Updated] (ZOOKEEPER-4390) CVE-2021-28169 , CVE-2021-28163, CVE-2021-34428- Upgrade jetty to 9.4.42https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r67c4f90658fde875521c949448c54c98517beecdc7f618f902c620ec%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8a1a332899a1f92c8118b0895b144b27a78e3f25b9d58a34dd5eb084%40%3Cnotifications.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbefa055282d52d6b58d29a79fbb0be65ab0a38d25f00bd29eaf5e6fd%40%3Cnotifications.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- jetty9 Fixed in 9.4.39-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- jetty9 Fixed in 9.4.39-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- jetty9 Fixed in 9.4.39-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- equinox-bundles No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- equinox-bundles No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- equinox-bundles No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.