How severe is CVE-2021-34429?

CVE-2021-34429 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2021-34429?

CVE-2021-34429 affects the following packages: org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-webapp (Maven), org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-webapp (Maven), org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-webapp (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix CVE-2021-34429?

Update org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-webapp to 9.4.43 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2021-34429 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2021-34429 in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-webapp. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

How do I mitigate CVE-2021-34429 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against CVE-2021-34429?

O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2021-34429 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Is CVE-2021-34429 actively exploited in the wild?

Yes. There are 5 known exploit references for CVE-2021-34429, including 1 documented proof-of-concept exploit on Exploit-DB and 3 in-the-wild exploitations observed on GitHub and other sources. Treat this as actively exploitable and prioritize patching immediately. All exploit code should only be run in an isolated sandbox environment for research or authorized testing — never against production systems without explicit written authorization.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-34429?

CVE-2021-34429 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 99.3%, placing it in the 100th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A score above 50% indicates significantly elevated exploitation risk — immediate patching is strongly recommended.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2021-34429?

CVE-2021-34429 is classified as Information Exposure (CWE-200), CWE-551 (CWE-551). These weakness types describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

Is there exploit tooling available for CVE-2021-34429?

A Nuclei detection template exists for CVE-2021-34429, meaning automated scanners can fingerprint it. Public exploit tooling significantly increases real-world risk — prioritize patching and ensure detection coverage. Exploit tooling should only ever be used in isolated, authorized testing environments.

When was CVE-2021-34429 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2021-34429 was published on July 15, 2021 and was last updated on September 6, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

CVE-2021-34429

MEDIUM

CVE-2021-34429 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) Information Exposure vulnerability in org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-webapp. 5 public exploit references exist, so weaponization risk is real. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2021-34429 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

Encoded URIs can access WEB-INF directory in Eclipse Jetty

Also known asGHSA-vjv5-gp2w-65vm

Published

Jul 15, 2021

Updated

Sep 6, 2026

Affected

3 pkgs

Patched

3 / 3

Exploits

5 known

Exploitation data as of Aug 23, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

99.3%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Very High Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs100th percentile — riskier than 100% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2021-34429 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 368,770 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the ≥ 90% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.

Real-World Exposure

3 pkgs affected

☕org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-webapp☕org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-webapp☕org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-webapp

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

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.

Affected Packages

3 total 3 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-webapp`	≥ 9.4.37&&< 9.4.43	9.4.43
☕Maven	`org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-webapp`	≥ 10.0.1&&< 10.0.6	10.0.6
☕Maven	`org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-webapp`	≥ 11.0.1&&< 11.0.6	11.0.6

Exploits & PoCs

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

EDB-50478webappsjava

Eclipse Jetty 11.0.5 - Sensitive File Disclosure

by Mayank Deshmukh · Nov 3, 2021

Exploit-DB Source

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-webapp. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-webapp to 9.4.43 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2021-34429 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2021-34429 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to CVE-2021-34429. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatModerate

OCP 3.11 is out of the support scope for Moderate and Low impact vulnerabilities because is already in the Maintenance Support phase, hence the affected OCP 3.11 component has been marked as "ooss". Red Hat OpenStack Platform's OpenDaylight will not be updated for this flaw because it was deprecated as of OpenStack…

RHSA-2021:3700Red Hat AMQ 7.9.0 RHSA-2022:0138Red Hat AMQ Streams 2.0.0

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