# CVE-2011-4404: The default configuration of the HTTP server in Jetty in vSphere Update Manager in VMware vCenter Update Manager 4.0 before Update 4 and 4.1

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2011-11-19 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The default configuration of the HTTP server in Jetty in vSphere Update Manager in VMware vCenter Update Manager 4.0 before Update 4 and 4.1 before Update 2 allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, a related issue to CVE-2009-1523.

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026341
- http://jetty.codehaus.org/jetty/jetty-6/xref/org/mortbay/jetty/servlet/DefaultServlet.html
- http://jetty.codehaus.org/jetty/jetty-6/xref/org/mortbay/jetty/handler/ResourceHandler.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0014.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18138
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/vmware/vmware_update_manager_traversal.rb

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