THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2023-26048
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2023-26048

Jetty vulnerability

CVSS
5.3
EPSS
3.3%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
Jetty is a java based web server and servlet engine. In affected versions servlets with multipart support (e.g. annotated with `@MultipartConfig`) that call `HttpServletRequest.getParameter()` or `HttpServletRequest.getParts()` may cause `OutOfMemoryError` when the client sends a multipart request with a part that has a name but no filename and very large content. This happens even with the default settings of `fileSizeThreshold=0` which should stream the whole part content to disk. An attacker client may send a large multipart request and cause the server to throw `OutOfMemoryError`. However, the server may be able to recover after the `OutOfMemoryError` and continue its service -- although it may take some time. This issue has been patched in versions 9.4.51, 10.0.14, and 11.0.14. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may set the multipart parameter `maxRequestSize` which must be set to a non-negative value, so the whole multipart content is limited (although still read into memory).
Affected vendor
Eclipse
Affected product
Jetty
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Published
2023-04-18

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2023-26048

  • Confirm whether Eclipse Jetty is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2023-26048.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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