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CVE-2009-4611


Mort Bay Jetty 6.x through 6.1.22 and 7.0.0 writes backtrace data without sanitizing non-printable characters, which might allow remote attackers to modify a window's title, or possibly execute arbitrary commands or overwrite files, via an HTTP request containing an escape sequence for a terminal emulator, related to (1) a string value in the Age parameter to the default URI for the Cookie Dump Servlet in test-jetty-webapp/src/main/java/com/acme/CookieDump.java under cookie/, (2) an alphabetic value in the A parameter to jsp/expr.jsp, or (3) an alphabetic value in the Content-Length HTTP header to an arbitrary application.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-4611 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from mortbay organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2010-01-13T20:30:00.733

Last Modified

2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.1 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.0.2 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.0 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.1 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.1 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.2 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.2 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.2 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.2 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.2 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.2 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.2 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.2 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.2 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.3 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.4 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.4 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.4 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.5 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.5 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.6 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.6 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.6 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.7 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.8 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.9 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.10 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.11 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.12 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.12 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.12 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.12 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.12 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.12 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.14 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.15 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.15 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.15 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.15 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.15 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.15 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.16 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.19 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 6.1.20 Yes
Application mortbay jetty 7.0.0 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mortbay's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.