CVE-2023-36479

Public Exploit
Jetty vulnerable to errant command quoting in CGI Servlet

Description

Eclipse Jetty Canonical Repository is the canonical repository for the Jetty project. Users of the CgiServlet with a very specific command structure may have the wrong command executed. If a user sends a request to a org.eclipse.jetty.servlets.CGI Servlet for a binary with a space in its name, the servlet will escape the command by wrapping it in quotation marks. This wrapped command, plus an optional command prefix, will then be executed through a call to Runtime.exec. If the original binary name provided by the user contains a quotation mark followed by a space, the resulting command line will contain multiple tokens instead of one. This issue was patched in version 9.4.52, 10.0.16, 11.0.16 and 12.0.0-beta2.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 1.20% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: eclipse jetty.project
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-36479?
CVE-2023-36479 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-36479?
To fix CVE-2023-36479, 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-2023-36479 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-36479 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-36479?
CVE-2023-36479 affects eclipse jetty.project.
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