CVE-2023-26049
What it is
Jetty is a java based web server and servlet engine. Nonstandard cookie parsing in Jetty may allow an attacker to smuggle cookies within other cookies, or otherwise perform unintended behavior by tampering with the cookie parsing mechanism. If Jetty sees a cookie VALUE that starts with `"` (double quote), it will continue to read the cookie string until it sees a closing quote -- even if a semicolon is encountered. So, a cookie header such as: `DISPLAY_LANGUAGE="b; JSESSIONID=1337; c=d"` will be parsed as one cookie, with the name DISPLAY_LANGUAGE and a value of b; JSESSIONID=1337; c=d instead of 3 separate cookies. This has security implications because if, say, JSESSIONID is an HttpOnly cookie, and the DISPLAY_LANGUAGE cookie value is rendered on the page, an attacker can smuggle the JSESSIONID cookie into the DISPLAY_LANGUAGE cookie and thereby exfiltrate it. This is significant when an intermediary is enacting some policy based on cookies, so a smuggled cookie can bypass that policy yet still be seen by the Jetty server or its logging system. This issue has been addressed in versions 9.4.51, 10.0.14, 11.0.14, and 12.0.0.beta0 and users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with an admin-level account, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 2.4 LOW (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-200 · Information exposure
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Eclipse Jetty < 9.4.51
- Eclipse Jetty < 10.0.14
- Eclipse Jetty < 11.0.14
- Eclipse Jetty 12.0.0
- Debian Linux 10.0
- Debian Linux 11.0
- Debian Linux 12.0
- Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 2.4
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9339
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9352
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-p26g-97m4-6q7c
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9339
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9352
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-p26g-97m4-6q7c
References
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9339
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9352
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-p26g-97m4-6q7c
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00039.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230526-0001/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5507
- https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2965
- https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6265
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9339
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9352
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-p26g-97m4-6q7c
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00039.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230526-0001/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5507
- https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2965
- https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6265