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UK Cyber Defence
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CVE-2021-34429

For Eclipse Jetty versions 9.4.37-9.4.42, 10.0.1-10.0.5 & 11.0.1-11.0.5, URIs can be crafted using some encoded characters to access the content of the WEB-INF directory and/or bypass some security constraints.

EXPLOITMEDIUM 5.3EPSS 99.3%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 99.3%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

For Eclipse Jetty versions 9.4.37-9.4.42, 10.0.1-10.0.5 & 11.0.1-11.0.5, URIs can be crafted using some encoded characters to access the content of the WEB-INF directory and/or bypass some security constraints. This is a variation of the vulnerability reported in CVE-2021-28164/GHSA-v7ff-8wcx-gmc5.

CVSS 3.1
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS
99.33% probability · 100th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 3 November 2021
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-200, CWE-551
Affected
eclipse/jetty · netapp/e-series santricity os controller · netapp/e-series santricity web services · netapp/element plug-in for vcenter server · netapp/hci management node · netapp/snap creator framework · netapp/snapcenter plug-in · netapp/solidfire · oracle/autovue for agile product lifecycle management · oracle/communications cloud native core binding support function · oracle/communications cloud native core security edge protection proxy · oracle/communications cloud native core service communication proxy · oracle/communications cloud native core unified data repository · oracle/communications diameter signaling router · oracle/financial services crime and compliance management studio · oracle/rest data services · oracle/retail eftlink · oracle/stream analytics
Source
emo@eclipse.org
EPSS trend
0%50%100%26 October 2026: 99.33%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 99.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-50478source ↗Eclipse Jetty 11.0.5 - Sensitive File Disclosurejava · Mayank Deshmukhwebapps3 November 2021no

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.