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3.5
LOW CVSS 3.1
CVE-2023-36479
Jetty vulnerable to errant command quoting in CGI Servlet
Description

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 optional command prefix, will then be executed through a call to Runtime.exec. If the original binary name provided by the user contains a quotation mark followed by a space, the resulting command line will contain multiple tokens instead of one. This issue was patched in version 9.4.52, 10.0.16, 11.0.16 and 12.0.0-beta2.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 15, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 27, 2025, 9:20 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-36479 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Eclipse jetty
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 LOW [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 LOW [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be remediated by upgrading Jetty and affected packages.
  • Upgrade to Jetty version 9.4.52, 10.0.16, 11.0.16, or later.
  • Update the affected packages on Debian.
  • Upgrade to IBM Cognos Analytics version 11.2.4 FP4 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-36479.

URL Resource
https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9516 Patch
https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9888 Patch
https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9889 Patch
https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-3gh6-v5v9-6v9j Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00039.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5507 Third Party Advisory Mailing List
https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9516 Patch
https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9888 Patch
https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9889 Patch
https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-3gh6-v5v9-6v9j Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00039.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5507 Third Party Advisory Mailing List
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-36479 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-36479 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-36479 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-36479 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Removed CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
    Changed Reference Type CVE: https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5507 Types: Third Party Advisory CVE: https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5507 Types: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5507 Types: Third Party Advisory GitHub, Inc.: https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5507 Types: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description 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 optional command prefix, will then be executed through a call to Runtime.exec. If the original binary name provided by the user contains a quotation mark followed by a space, the resulting command line will contain multiple tokens instead of one. This issue was patched in version 9.4.52, 10.0.16, 11.0.16 and 12.0.0-beta2. 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 optional command prefix, will then be executed through a call to Runtime.exec. If the original binary name provided by the user contains a quotation mark followed by a space, the resulting command line will contain multiple tokens instead of one. This issue was patched in version 9.4.52, 10.0.16, 11.0.16 and 12.0.0-beta2.
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9516
    Added Reference https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9888
    Added Reference https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9889
    Added Reference https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-3gh6-v5v9-6v9j
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00039.html
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5507
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00039.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00039.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5507 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5507 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00039.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5507 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9516 No Types Assigned https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9516 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9888 No Types Assigned https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9888 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9889 No Types Assigned https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/pull/9889 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-3gh6-v5v9-6v9j No Types Assigned https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-3gh6-v5v9-6v9j Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0.0 up to (excluding) 9.4.52 *cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0.0 up to (excluding) 10.0.16 *cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0.0 up to (excluding) 11.0.16 *cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:12.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:12.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:12.0.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:12.0.0:beta0:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:12.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 3.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.63 }} -0.24%

score

0.69328

percentile