CVE-2007-5613 Mortbay Jetty vulnerable to Cross-site scripting

What is CVE-2007-5613?

CVE-2007-5613 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Dec 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Dump Servlet in Mortbay Jetty before 6.1.6rc1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified parameters and cookies.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5613?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.mortbay.jetty:jetty. It affects 1 product.

Products include Mortbay Jetty Jetty.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5613?

Upgrade org.mortbay.jetty:jetty to 6.1.6 or later.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2007-5613 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5613 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2007-5614 Improper Authentication in Mortbay Jetty High 7.5
• CVE-2007-6672 Mortbay Jetty Double Slash URI Information Disclosure Vulnerability Medium 5.0
• CVE-2007-5615 Mortbay Jetty CRLF Injection Vulnerability Medium 5.0

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-8h77-9vh5-hw5g.