CVE-2023-36479 — Eclipse Jetty Canonical Repository is the canonical repository for the Jetty pro
Eclipse Jetty Canonical Repository is the canonical repository for the Jetty project. Users of the CgiServlet with a very specific command structure may have the wrong command executed. If a user sends a request to a org.eclipse.jetty.servlets.CGI Servlet for a binary with a spac
Published
2023-09-15T18:37:35.948Z
Last modified
2025-06-18T14:41:11.113Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
01What is this vulnerability?
Eclipse Jetty Canonical Repository is the canonical repository for the Jetty project. Users of the CgiServlet with a very specific command structure may have the wrong command executed. If a user sends a request to a org.eclipse.jetty.servlets.CGI Servlet for a binary with a space in its name, the servlet will escape the command by wrapping it in quotation marks. This wrapped command, plus an…
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| eclipse | jetty.project | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.4.51, >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.15, >= 11.0.0, <= 11.0.15, <= 12.0.0-beta1 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2023-09-15T18:37:35.948Z
- Last modified: 2025-06-18T14:41:11.113Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-3gh6-v5v9-6v9j
- github.com — https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9516
- github.com — https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9888
- github.com — https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9889
- www.debian.org — https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5507
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00039.html
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