CVE-2021-28168: Jersey common Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2021-28168 is a MODERATE (CVSS 6.2) local information disclosure vulnerability (CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere) affecting Jersey common libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves local information disclosure via system temporary directory. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 2.34, 3.0.2.
CVE-2021-28168 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 6.2
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2021-28168
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Jersey common dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.core</groupId>
<artifactId>jersey-common</artifactId>
<version>2.34</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.core</groupId>
<artifactId>jersey-common</artifactId>
<version>3.0.2</version>
</dependency>
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.glassfish.jersey.core
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2021-28168, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.glassfish.jersey.core
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Jersey common in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 2.34), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.glassfish.jersey.core command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere, where the product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource. In Jersey common, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2021-28168 Affected Jersey common Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.glassfish.jersey.core:jersey-common
|
Maven |
≥ 2.28
< 2.34
|
2.34
|
|
org.glassfish.jersey.core:jersey-common
|
Maven |
≥ 3.0.0
< 3.0.2
|
3.0.2
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"details" : "## Impact\nEclipse Jersey 2.28 - 2.33 and Eclipse Jersey 3.0.0 - 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.\n\n## Workaround\n\nThis issue can be mitigated by manually setting the `java.io.tmpdir` system property when launching the JVM.\n\n## Patches\n\nJersey 2.34 and 3.0.2 forward sets the correct permissions on the temporary file created by Jersey.\n\n### References\n \n - https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/jersey/pull/4712\n - [CWE-378: Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/378.html)\n - [CWE-379: Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/379.html)\n\n## Similar Vulnerabilities\n\nSimilar, but not the same:\n\n - JUnit 4 - https://github.com/junit-team/junit4/security/advisories/GHSA-269g-pwp5-87pp\n - Google Guava - https://github.com/google/guava/issues/4011\n - Apache Ant - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1945\n - JetBrains Kotlin Compiler - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15824\n - Eclipse Jetty - https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-g3wg-6mcf-8jj6\n\n\n---\n\nOriginal Disclosure:\n\n> Hello Jersey Security Team,\n> \n> Utilizing a custom CodeQL query written as a part of the [GitHub Security Lab](https://securitylab.github.com/) [Bug Bounty program](https://securitylab.github.com/bounties), I've unearthed a local temporary file information disclosure vulnerability.\n> \n> You can see the custom CodeQL query utilized here:\n> https://lgtm.com/query/8831016213790320486/\n> \n> This particular vulnerability exists because on unix-like systems (not including modern versions of MacOS) the system temporary directory is shared between all users. As such, failure to correctly set file permissions and/or verify exclusive creation of directories can lead to either local information disclosure, or local file hijacking by another user.\n> \n> This vulnerability impacts the following locations in this project's source:\n> \n> - https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/jersey/blob/01c6a32a2064aeff2caa8133472e33affeb8a29a/core-common/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/message/internal/FileProvider.java#L64-L73\n> - https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/jersey/blob/01c6a32a2064aeff2caa8133472e33affeb8a29a/media/multipart/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/media/multipart/internal/FormDataParamValueParamProvider.java#L202-L208\n> \n> This vulnerability exists because of the vulnerability in the `Utils.createTempFile`:\n> \n> https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/jersey/blob/01c6a32a2064aeff2caa8133472e33affeb8a29a/core-common/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/message/internal/Utils.java#L42-L53\n> \n> This is because `File.createTempFile` 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.\n> \n> If there is sensitive information written to these files, it is disclosed to other local users on this system.\n> \n> The fix for this vulnerability is to use the `Files` API (instead of the `File` API) to create temporary files/directories as this new API correctly sets the posix file permissions.",
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