# CVE-2017-7657: Critical severity vulnerability that affects org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-7657-critical-severity-vulnerability-that-affects-org-eclipse-jetty  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-10-19  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2017-7657 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2018-10-19

Critical severity vulnerability that affects org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2017-7657 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-7657 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2017-7657?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 19 October 2018.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=9.2.25.v20180606.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2017-7657?** Yes. org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (Maven): upgrade to 9.2.25.v20180606 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2017-7657?** Check whether you run org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (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.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (Maven): upgrade to 9.2.25.v20180606 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server to 9.2.25.v20180606 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=9.2.25.v20180606

## Identifiers

- CVE-2017-7657
- GHSA-vgg8-72f2-qm23

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