CVE-2009-4611

jetty: escape sequence injection to stack traces

Published Jan 13, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-2817 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6jxp-7g74-2rc3 Improper input validation in Mort Bay Jetty
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 7:08 AM
Reserved
Jan 13, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 13, 2010, 8:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:14 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 25, 2009, 12:00 AM