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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-1523 · published 5 May 2009

CVE-2009-1523: Mortbay jetty path traversal vulnerability

MMortbay · Jetty

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 26% · top 2.1% CWE-22 · Path traversal
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
26%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
38References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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

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