CVE-2009-1523: Path Traversal

Published Apr 28, 2009
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Updated

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures assigned the identifiers CVE-2009-1523 and CVE-2009-1524 to the following vulnerabilities:

Name: CVE-2009-1523 URL: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1523 Assigned: 20090505 Reference: CONFIRM: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JETTY-1004 Reference: CONFIRM: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/CRDY-7RKQCY Reference: CERT-VN:VU#402580 Reference: URL: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/402580 Reference: BID:34800 Reference: URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34800 Reference: SECUNIA:34975 Reference: URL: http://secunia.com/advisories/34975

Directory traversal vulnerability in the HTTP server in Mort Bay Jetty before 6.1.17, and 7.0.0.M2 and earlier 7.x versions, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the URI.

Name: CVE-2009-1524 URL: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1524 Assigned: 20090505 Reference: CONFIRM: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JETTY-980 Reference: BID:34800 Reference: URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34800 Reference: SECUNIA:34975 Reference: URL: http://secunia.com/advisories/34975

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mort Bay Jetty before 6.1.17 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a directory listing request containing a ; (semicolon) character.

Note: it is unclear whether or not this affects jetty 5.x, which is the version that is included in Fedora.

Other sources

Directory traversal vulnerability in the HTTP server in Mort Bay Jetty 5.1.14, 6.x before 6.1.17, and 7.x through 7.0.0.M2 allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the URI.

Affected Software

334 affected componentsFixes available
maven/org.mortbay.jetty:jetty>=7.0.0.M0<7.0.0.M2
7.0.0.M2
maven/org.mortbay.jetty:jetty<6.1.17
6.1.17
Mortbay Jetty<=6.1.16
Mortbay Jetty<=7.0.0
Mortbay Jetty=1.0
Mortbay Jetty=1.0.1
Mortbay Jetty=1.1
Mortbay Jetty=1.1.1
Mortbay Jetty=1.2.0
Mortbay Jetty=1.3.0
Mortbay Jetty=1.3.1
Mortbay Jetty=1.3.2
Mortbay Jetty=1.3.3
Mortbay Jetty=1.3.4
Mortbay Jetty=1.3.5
Mortbay Jetty=2.0-alpha1
Mortbay Jetty=2.0-alpha2
Mortbay Jetty=2.0-beta1
Mortbay Jetty=2.0-beta2
Mortbay Jetty=2.0.0
Mortbay Jetty=2.0.1
Mortbay Jetty=2.0.2
Mortbay Jetty=2.0.3
Mortbay Jetty=2.0.4
Mortbay Jetty=2.0.5
Mortbay Jetty=2.1.0
Mortbay Jetty=2.1.1
Mortbay Jetty=2.1.2
Mortbay Jetty=2.1.3
Mortbay Jetty=2.1.4
Mortbay Jetty=2.1.5
Mortbay Jetty=2.1.6
Mortbay Jetty=2.1.7
Mortbay Jetty=2.1.b0
Mortbay Jetty=2.1.b1
Mortbay Jetty=2.2-alpha0
Mortbay Jetty=2.2-alpha1
Mortbay Jetty=2.2-beta0
Mortbay Jetty=2.2-beta1
Mortbay Jetty=2.2-beta2
Mortbay Jetty=2.2-beta3
Mortbay Jetty=2.2-beta4
Mortbay Jetty=2.2.0
Mortbay Jetty=2.2.1
Mortbay Jetty=2.2.2
Mortbay Jetty=2.2.3
Mortbay Jetty=2.2.4
Mortbay Jetty=2.2.5
Mortbay Jetty=2.2.6
Mortbay Jetty=2.2.7
Mortbay Jetty=2.2.8
Mortbay Jetty=2.3.0
Mortbay Jetty=2.3.0a
Mortbay Jetty=2.3.1
Mortbay Jetty=2.3.2
Mortbay Jetty=2.3.3
Mortbay Jetty=2.3.4
Mortbay Jetty=2.3.5
Mortbay Jetty=2.4.0
Mortbay Jetty=2.4.1
Mortbay Jetty=2.4.2
Mortbay Jetty=2.4.3
Mortbay Jetty=2.4.4
Mortbay Jetty=2.4.5
Mortbay Jetty=2.4.6
Mortbay Jetty=2.4.7
Mortbay Jetty=2.4.8
Mortbay Jetty=2.4.9
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.0
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.0-rc1
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.0-rc2
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.0-rc3
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.0-rc4
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.0-rc5
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.0-rc6
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.0-rc7
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.0-rc8
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.1
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.2
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.3
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.4
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.5
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.6
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.a0
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.a1
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.a2
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.a3
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.a4
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.a5
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.a6
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.a7
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.a8
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.a9
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.a90
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.a91
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.a92
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.a93
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.a94
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.a95
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.a96
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.a97
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.a98
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.a99
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.b01
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.b02
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.b03
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.b04
Mortbay Jetty=3.0.b05
Mortbay Jetty=3.1-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=3.1-rc1
Mortbay Jetty=3.1-rc2
Mortbay Jetty=3.1-rc3
Mortbay Jetty=3.1-rc4
Mortbay Jetty=3.1-rc5
Mortbay Jetty=3.1-rc6
Mortbay Jetty=3.1-rc7
Mortbay Jetty=3.1-rc8
Mortbay Jetty=3.1-rc9
Mortbay Jetty=3.1.0
Mortbay Jetty=3.1.1
Mortbay Jetty=3.1.2
Mortbay Jetty=3.1.3
Mortbay Jetty=3.1.4
Mortbay Jetty=3.1.5
Mortbay Jetty=3.1.6
Mortbay Jetty=3.1.7
Mortbay Jetty=3.1.8
Mortbay Jetty=3.1.9
Mortbay Jetty=4.0-rc1
Mortbay Jetty=4.0-rc2
Mortbay Jetty=4.0-rc3
Mortbay Jetty=4.0.0
Mortbay Jetty=4.0.1
Mortbay Jetty=4.0.1-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=4.0.1-rc1
Mortbay Jetty=4.0.1-rc2
Mortbay Jetty=4.0.2
Mortbay Jetty=4.0.3
Mortbay Jetty=4.0.4
Mortbay Jetty=4.0.5
Mortbay Jetty=4.0.6
Mortbay Jetty=4.0.b0
Mortbay Jetty=4.0.b1
Mortbay Jetty=4.0.b2
Mortbay Jetty=4.0.d0
Mortbay Jetty=4.0.d1
Mortbay Jetty=4.0.d2
Mortbay Jetty=4.0.d3
Mortbay Jetty=4.0.d4
Mortbay Jetty=4.1.0
Mortbay Jetty=4.1.0-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=4.1.0-rc1
Mortbay Jetty=4.1.0-rc2
Mortbay Jetty=4.1.0-rc3
Mortbay Jetty=4.1.0-rc4
Mortbay Jetty=4.1.0-rc5
Mortbay Jetty=4.1.0-rc6
Mortbay Jetty=4.1.1
Mortbay Jetty=4.1.2
Mortbay Jetty=4.1.3
Mortbay Jetty=4.1.4
Mortbay Jetty=4.1.b0
Mortbay Jetty=4.1.b1
Mortbay Jetty=4.1.d0
Mortbay Jetty=4.1.d1
Mortbay Jetty=4.1.d2
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.0
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.0-beta0
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.0-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.0-rc1
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.1
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.2
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.3
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.4
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.4-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.5
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.6
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.7
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.8_01
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.9
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.9-rc1
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.9-rc2
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.10
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.10-pre0
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.10-pre1
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.10-pre2
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.12
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.14
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.14-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.14-rc1
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.15
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.15-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.16
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.17
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.18
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.19
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.20
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.20-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.21
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.22
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.23
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.23-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.24
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.24-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.24-rc1
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.25
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.26
Mortbay Jetty=4.2.27
Mortbay Jetty=5.0-alpha0
Mortbay Jetty=5.0-alpha1
Mortbay Jetty=5.0-alpha2
Mortbay Jetty=5.0-alpha3
Mortbay Jetty=5.0-beta0
Mortbay Jetty=5.0-beta1
Mortbay Jetty=5.0-beta2
Mortbay Jetty=5.0-rc1
Mortbay Jetty=5.0-rc2
Mortbay Jetty=5.0-rc3
Mortbay Jetty=5.0-rc4
Mortbay Jetty=5.0.0
Mortbay Jetty=5.0.0-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=5.1-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=5.1-rc1
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.0
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.1
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.1-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.1-rc1
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.2
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.2-pre0
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.3
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.3-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.3-rc1
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.3-rc2
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.3-rc3
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.3-rc4
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.4
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.4-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.5
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.5-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.5-rc1
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.5-rc2
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.6
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.7
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.7-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.8
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.9
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.10
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.11
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.11-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.12
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.13
Mortbay Jetty=5.1.14
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-alpha0
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-alpha1
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-alpha2
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-alpha3
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-beta0
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-beta1
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-beta10
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-beta11
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-beta12
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-beta14
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-beta15
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-beta16
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-beta17
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-beta2
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-beta3
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-beta4
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-beta5
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-beta6
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-beta7
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-beta8
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-beta9
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-betax
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-rc1
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-rc2
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-rc3
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.0-rc4
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.1
Mortbay Jetty=6.0.2
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.0
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.0-pre0
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.0-pre1
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.0-pre2
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.0-pre3
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.0-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.0-rc1
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.0-rc2
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.0-rc3
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.1
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.1-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.2
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.2-pre0
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.2-pre1
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.2-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.2-rc1
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.2-rc2
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.2-rc3
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.2-rc4
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.2-rc5
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.3
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.4
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.4-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.4-rc1
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.5
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.5-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.6
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.6-rc0
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.6-rc1
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.7
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.8
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.9
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.10
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.11
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.12
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.12-rc1
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.12-rc2
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.12-rc3
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.12-rc4
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.12-rc5
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.14
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.15
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.15-pre0
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.15-rc2
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.15-rc3
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.15-rc4
Mortbay Jetty=6.1.15-rc5
Mortbay Jetty=7.0.0
Mortbay Jetty=7.0.0-m1
Mortbay Jetty=7.0.0-pre0
Mortbay Jetty=7.0.0-pre1
Mortbay Jetty=7.0.0-pre3

Event History

Apr 28, 2009
CVE Published
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverity
May 5, 2009
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Description
May 8, 2009
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·04:10 PM
Affected Software
May 2, 2022
Advisory Published
03:26 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1523?

CVE-2009-1523 has been assigned a medium severity rating due to its potential for unauthorized access.

2

How do I fix CVE-2009-1523?

To fix CVE-2009-1523, update the affected versions of the Jetty server to version 6.1.17 or later.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2009-1523?

CVE-2009-1523 affects specific versions of the Eclipse Jetty server, including versions up to 7.0.0.M2.

4

What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2009-1523?

CVE-2009-1523 is a vulnerability that can allow remote attackers to bypass access controls.

5

When was CVE-2009-1523 discovered?

CVE-2009-1523 was disclosed in May 2009.

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