XSS in Eclipse Jetty
CVE-2019-17632
In Eclipse Jetty versions 9.4.21.v20190926, 9.4.22.v20191022, and 9.4.23.v20191118, the generation of default unhandled Error response content (in text/html and text/json Content-Type) does not escape Exception messages in stacktraces included in error output.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (79.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Eclipse Jetty — versions 9.4.21, 9.4.22, 9.4.23
- The Eclipse Foundation Jetty — versions 9.4.21.v20190926, 9.4.22.v20191022, 9.4.23.v20191118
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-17632?
- CVE-2019-17632 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Jetty, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-11-25.
- How severe is CVE-2019-17632?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-17632 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.