CVE-2023-36479: Jetty vulnerable to errant command quoting in CGI Servlet

CVE-2023-36479 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-09-14

Jetty vulnerable to errant command quoting in CGI Servlet

Technologies: org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlets (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2023-36479 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-36479 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2023-36479?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 14 September 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlets (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=9.0.0,fixed=9.4.52; org.eclipse.jetty.ee10:jetty-ee10-servlets (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=12.0.0-beta2; org.eclipse.jetty.ee8:jetty-ee8-servlets (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=12.0.0-beta2; org.eclipse.jetty.ee9:jetty-ee9-servlets (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=12.0.0-beta2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2023-36479?
Yes. org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlets (Maven): upgrade to 9.4.52 or later; org.eclipse.jetty.ee10:jetty-ee10-servlets (Maven): upgrade to 12.0.0-beta2 or later; org.eclipse.jetty.ee8:jetty-ee8-servlets (Maven): upgrade to 12.0.0-beta2 or later; org.eclipse.jetty.ee9:jetty-ee9-servlets (Maven): upgrade to 12.0.0-beta2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-36479?
Check whether you run org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlets (Maven), org.eclipse.jetty.ee10:jetty-ee10-servlets (Maven), org.eclipse.jetty.ee8:jetty-ee8-servlets (Maven) or one of the others listed 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-servlets (Maven): upgrade to 9.4.52 or later
    # set org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlets to 9.4.52 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  • org.eclipse.jetty.ee10:jetty-ee10-servlets (Maven): upgrade to 12.0.0-beta2 or later
    # set org.eclipse.jetty.ee10:jetty-ee10-servlets to 12.0.0-beta2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  • org.eclipse.jetty.ee8:jetty-ee8-servlets (Maven): upgrade to 12.0.0-beta2 or later
    # set org.eclipse.jetty.ee8:jetty-ee8-servlets to 12.0.0-beta2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  • org.eclipse.jetty.ee9:jetty-ee9-servlets (Maven): upgrade to 12.0.0-beta2 or later
    # set org.eclipse.jetty.ee9:jetty-ee9-servlets to 12.0.0-beta2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlets (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=9.0.0,fixed=9.4.52
  • org.eclipse.jetty.ee10:jetty-ee10-servlets (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=12.0.0-beta2
  • org.eclipse.jetty.ee8:jetty-ee8-servlets (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=12.0.0-beta2
  • org.eclipse.jetty.ee9:jetty-ee9-servlets (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=12.0.0-beta2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2023-36479
  • GHSA-3gh6-v5v9-6v9j

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