CVE-2023-40167 (GCVE-0-2023-40167)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-15 19:37 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:03
VLAI
Title
Jetty accepts "+" prefixed value in Content-Length
Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-130 - Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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
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