CVE-2023-26049: Jetty server Eclipse Jetty's Cookie Parsing Of Vulnerability
LOWCVE-2023-26049 is a LOW (CVSS 2.4) eclipse jetty's cookie parsing of vulnerability (CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) affecting Jetty server libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves eclipse jetty's cookie parsing of quoted values can exfiltrate values from other cookies. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 9.4.51.v20230217, 10.0.14, 11.0.14, 12.0.0.beta0.
CVE-2023-26049 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 2.4
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2023-26049
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Jetty server dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
<artifactId>jetty-server</artifactId>
<version>9.4.51.v20230217</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
<artifactId>jetty-server</artifactId>
<version>10.0.14</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
<artifactId>jetty-server</artifactId>
<version>11.0.14</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
<artifactId>jetty-server</artifactId>
<version>12.0.0.beta0</version>
</dependency>
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.eclipse.jetty
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2023-26049, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.eclipse.jetty
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Jetty server in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 9.4.51.v20230217), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.eclipse.jetty command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor, where the product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. In Jetty server, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2023-26049 Affected Jetty server Versions
4 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server
|
Maven |
< 9.4.51.v20230217
|
9.4.51.v20230217
|
|
org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server
|
Maven |
≥ 10.0.0
< 10.0.14
|
10.0.14
|
|
org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server
|
Maven |
≥ 11.0.0
< 11.0.14
|
11.0.14
|
|
org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server
|
Maven |
≥ 12.0.0alpha0
< 12.0.0.beta0
|
12.0.0.beta0
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"id" : "GHSA-p26g-97m4-6q7c",
"modified" : "2023-04-18T22:19:57Z",
"published" : "2023-04-18T22:19:57Z",
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"summary" : "Eclipse Jetty's cookie parsing of quoted values can exfiltrate values from other cookies",
"details" : "Nonstandard cookie parsing in Jetty may allow an attacker to smuggle cookies within other cookies, or otherwise perform unintended behavior by tampering with the cookie parsing mechanism.\n\nIf Jetty sees a cookie VALUE that starts with `\"` (double quote), it will continue to read the cookie string until it sees a closing quote -- even if a semicolon is encountered.\n\nSo, a cookie header such as:\n\n`DISPLAY_LANGUAGE=\"b; JSESSIONID=1337; c=d\"` will be parsed as one cookie, with the name `DISPLAY_LANGUAGE` and a value of `b; JSESSIONID=1337; c=d`\n\ninstead of 3 separate cookies.\n\n### Impact\nThis has security implications because if, say, `JSESSIONID` is an `HttpOnly` cookie, and the `DISPLAY_LANGUAGE` cookie value is rendered on the page, an attacker can smuggle the `JSESSIONID` cookie into the `DISPLAY_LANGUAGE` cookie and thereby exfiltrate it. This is significant when an intermediary is enacting some policy based on cookies, so a smuggled cookie can bypass that policy yet still be seen by the Jetty server.\n\n### Patches\n* 9.4.51.v20230217 - via PR #9352\n* 10.0.15 - via PR #9339\n* 11.0.15 - via PR #9339\n\n### Workarounds\nNo workarounds\n\n### References\n* https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2965\n* https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6265\n",
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