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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.