CVE-2023-40167
Jetty accepts "+" prefixed value in Content-Length
MEDIUM 5.3
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.28 % · percentile 70 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Jetty is a Java based web server and servlet engine. Prior to versions 9.4.52, 10.0.16, 11.0.16, and 12.0.1, Jetty accepts the `+` character proceeding the content-length value in a HTTP/1 header field. This is more permissive than allowed by the RFC and other servers routinely reject such requests with 400 responses. There is no known exploit scenario, but it is conceivable that request smuggling could result if jetty is used in combination with a server that does not close the connection after sending such a 400 response. Versions 9.4.52, 10.0.16, 11.0.16, and 12.0.1 contain a patch for this issue. There is no workaround as there is no known exploit scenario.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-130 — Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-hmr7-m48g-48f6 — Jetty accepts "+" prefixed value in Content-Length
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-2523
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-40167
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1165 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0255 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0923 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0459 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0228 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0199 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0113 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0074 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0057 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0031 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-1062 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Juniper Secure Analytics · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-1055 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 9.0.0 < 9.4.52cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 10.0.0 < 10.0.16cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 11.0.0 < 11.0.16cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:12.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:12.0.0:beta0:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:12.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:12.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:12.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:12.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| eclipse · jetty.project | affected >= 9.0.0, <= 9.4.51 ; affected >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.15 ; affected >= 11.0.0, <= 11.0.15 ; affected = 12.0.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |