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Eclipse Jetty XSS Vulnerability - CVE-2019-17632 (Windows)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Web Servers

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.8

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

4 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

Eclipse Jetty is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The generic ErrorHandler within Jetty will produce a 'text/html' or 'text/json' response containing the Stacktrace of the unhandled error it encounters. This stacktrace is not properly escaped and can be used as an XSS attack vector by a skilled adversary.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Eclipse Jetty version 9.4.21.v20190926, 9.4.22.v20191022 and 9.4.23.v20191118.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Update to version 9.4.24.v20191120 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)