🛡️ CVE-2009-1523 — jetty

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity none, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

• Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
• Integrity impact: None.
• Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

CVE-2009-1523 is classified as CWE-22: Path Traversal. A file path built from user input is not confined to the intended directory, letting an attacker reach files elsewhere on the filesystem.

Affected software

CVE-2009-1523 is recorded against 1 package.

• org.mortbay.jetty:jetty (from 7.0.0.M0 up to 7.0.0.M2)

Timeline and source

Published on 2 May 2022 and last revised on 16 February 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
bugzilla.redhat.com (Web)
www.redhat.com (Web)
www.redhat.com (Web)
www.redhat.com (Web)
itrc.hp.com (Web)
jira.codehaus.org (Web)
www.kb.cert.org (Web)
www.kb.cert.org (Web)
www.oracle.com (Web)
www.securityfocus.com (Web)
www.securityfocus.com (Web)
www.securitytracker.com (Web)
www.vupen.com (Web)
www.vupen.com (Web)

Other advisories for this package

org.mortbay.jetty:jetty has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• CVE-2009-4611 (8.0 High, published 2 May 2022)
• CVE-2007-5613 (published 1 May 2022)
• CVE-2006-2759 (published 1 May 2022)
• CVE-2006-2758 (published 1 May 2022)
• CVE-2005-3747 (published 1 May 2022)
• CVE-2007-6672 (published 1 May 2022)
• CVE-2007-5615 (published 1 May 2022)
• CVE-2007-5614 (8.0 High, published 1 May 2022)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-22: Path Traversal) in other software:

• CVE-2016-1000305 (published 31 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-47951 (5.7 Medium, published 13 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-39210 (5.0 Medium, published 12 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-41057 (2.0 Low, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-0241 (6.5 Medium, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-51232 (7.5 High, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-47890 (8.8 High, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-4510 (8.0 High, published 7 Jul 2026)

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