# CVE-2009-1523: Directory traversal in Mort Bay Jetty

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2009-1523-directory-traversal-in-mort-bay-jetty  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2009-1523 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-02

Directory traversal in Mort Bay Jetty

Technologies: [org.mortbay.jetty:jetty (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-mortbay-jetty-jetty). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2009-1523 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2009-1523 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2009-1523?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 2 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.mortbay.jetty:jetty (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=6.1.17.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2009-1523?** Yes. org.mortbay.jetty:jetty (Maven): upgrade to 6.1.17 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2009-1523?** Check whether you run org.mortbay.jetty:jetty (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.mortbay.jetty:jetty (Maven): upgrade to 6.1.17 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.mortbay.jetty:jetty to 6.1.17 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.mortbay.jetty:jetty (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=6.1.17

## Identifiers

- CVE-2009-1523
- GHSA-9986-w5h5-vw59

## Related threats

- [Improper input validation in Mort Bay Jetty](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2009-4611-improper-input-validation-in-mort-bay-jetty)
- [Mortbay Jetty Double Slash URI Information Disclosure Vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2007-6672-mortbay-jetty-double-slash-uri-information-disclosure)
- [Mortbay Jetty CRLF Injection Vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2007-5615-mortbay-jetty-crlf-injection-vulnerability)
- [Improper Authentication in Mortbay Jetty](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2007-5614-improper-authentication-in-mortbay-jetty)
- [Mortbay Jetty vulnerable to Cross-site scripting](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2007-5613-mortbay-jetty-vulnerable-to-cross-site-scripting)