# CVE-2009-4610: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via XSS in Jetty's JSP Dump and Session Dump features, potentially stealing user data or sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jan 2010
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hp79-wc4h-wf58

## What is CVE-2009-4610?

CVE-2009-4610 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jan 2010. 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

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mort Bay Jetty 6.x and 7.0.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the query string to jsp/dump.jsp in the JSP Dump feature, or the (2) Name or (3) Value parameter to the default URI for the Session Dump Servlet under session/.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4610?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mortbay Jetty.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-4610?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4610 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-4610 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-4610 exists.

Public exploit code:

- jetty 6.x < 7.x - Cross-Site Scripting / Information Disclosure / Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-4611](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4611/): Improper input validation in Mort Bay Jetty (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2009-5048](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-5048/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2011-4461](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4461/): Improper Input Validation in Jetty (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2009-4609](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4609/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2009-1523](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1523/): Directory traversal in Mort Bay Jetty (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-4610 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-4610 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jan 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-4610 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4610/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4610/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4610
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4610
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-4610

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