CVE-2009-1523

Description

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 27.95% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34800 vdb entry
http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JETTY-1004
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1792 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35776 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01262.html vendor advisory
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02282388 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022563 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1900 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01257.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=499867
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2009-091332.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34975 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35675 vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/CRDY-7RKQCY
http://secunia.com/advisories/35225 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35143 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40553 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/402580 third party advisory us government resource
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01259.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1523?
CVE-2009-1523 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1523?
To fix CVE-2009-1523, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1523 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1523 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~28% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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