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CVE-2021-28170 Details

Description

In the Jakarta Expression Language implementation 3.0.3 and earlier, a bug in the ELParserTokenManager enables invalid EL expressions to be evaluated as if they were valid.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/el-ri/issues/155 CVEExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-021-jakarta-el/ CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/el-ri/issues/155 [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-021-jakarta-el/ [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-917Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection')[email protected]
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
eclipse jakarta expression language
<= 3.0.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jakarta_expression_language:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
quarkus quarkus
< 2.3.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:quarkus:quarkus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
oracle communications cloud native core policy
1.14.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
oracle weblogic server
14.1.1.0.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:14.1.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-28170
NVD Published Date:
May 26, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-28170 Details - Not Deferred