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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-6jxp-7g74-2rc3
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-6jxp-7g74-2rc3
Aliases CVE-2009-4611
Summary Improper input validation in Mort Bay Jetty Mort Bay Jetty 6.x through 6.1.22 and 7.0.0 writes backtrace data without sanitizing non-printable characters, which might allow remote attackers to modify a window's title, or possibly execute arbitrary commands or overwrite files, via an HTTP request containing an escape sequence for a terminal emulator, related to (1) a string value in the Age parameter to the default URI for the Cookie Dump Servlet in test-jetty-webapp/src/main/java/com/acme/CookieDump.java under cookie/, (2) an alphabetic value in the A parameter to jsp/expr.jsp, or (3) an alphabetic value in the Content-Length HTTP header to an arbitrary application.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.6
Risk 3.3
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 7.3 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-6jxp-7g74-2rc3/GHSA-6jxp-7g74-2rc3.json
generic_textual HIGH
Reference id Reference type URL
https://fossies.org/linux/jetty-distribution/VERSION.txt
https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project
https://www.eclipse.org/jetty/about.php
http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt
http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack-jetty6x7x/jetty-adv.txt
CVE-2009-4611 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4611
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-6jxp-7g74-2rc3/GHSA-6jxp-7g74-2rc3.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

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There are no SSVC decisions available.