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CVE-2019-17632

In Eclipse Jetty versions 9.4.21.v20190926, 9.4.22.v20191022, and 9.4.23.v20191118, the generation of default unhandled Error response content (in text/html and text/json Content-Type) does not escape Exception messages in stacktraces included in error output.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from eclipse organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2019-11-25T22:15:11.437

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:32:40.123

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-79
Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	eclipse	jetty	9.4.21	Yes
Application	eclipse	jetty	9.4.22	Yes
Application	eclipse	jetty	9.4.23	Yes

References

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=553443 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SAITZ27GKPD2CCNHGT2VBT4VWIBUJJNS/ ([email protected])
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html ([email protected])
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html ([email protected])
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=553443 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SAITZ27GKPD2CCNHGT2VBT4VWIBUJJNS/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

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 eclipse'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.