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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-36479-jetty-vulnerable-to-errant-command-quoting-in-cgi-servlet  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-09-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-eclipse-jetty-jetty-servlets). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  # 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

  ```sh
  # 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

  ```sh
  # 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

  ```sh
  # 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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