# CVE-2024-8184: Eclipse Jetty's ThreadLimitHandler.getRemote() vulnerable to remote DoS attacks

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-8184-eclipse-jetty-s-threadlimithandler-getremote-vulnerable-to-remote  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-10-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-8184 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-10-14

Eclipse Jetty's ThreadLimitHandler.getRemote() vulnerable to remote DoS attacks

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-2024-8184 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-8184 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-8184?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 14 October 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=12.0.0,fixed=12.0.9.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-8184?** Yes. org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (Maven): upgrade to 12.0.9 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-8184?** 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 12.0.9 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server to 12.0.9 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=12.0.0,fixed=12.0.9

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-8184
- GHSA-g8m5-722r-8whq

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