Jetty through 9.4.x is prone to a timing channel in util/security/Password.java, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access
Jetty through 9.4.x is prone to a timing channel in util/security/Password.java, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by observing elapsed times before rejection of incorrect passwords.
- Published
- Jun 16, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 5.8% · 93th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-203
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Report tools
Action score
32
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 5.8%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| eclipse | jetty | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| oracle | communications cloud native core policy | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy |
| oracle | enterprise manager base platform | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform |
| oracle | hospitality guest access | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hospitality_guest_access |
| oracle | rest data services | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:rest_data_services |
| oracle | retail xstore point of service | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- debian debian linux9.0
- eclipse jettybefore 9.2.22
- eclipse jetty9.3.0 and later · before 9.3.20
- eclipse jetty9.4.0 and later · before 9.4.6
- oracle communications cloud native core policy1.5.0
- oracle enterprise manager base platform13.2
- oracle enterprise manager base platform13.3
- oracle hospitality guest access4.2.0
- oracle hospitality guest access4.2.1
- oracle rest data services11.2.0.4
- oracle rest data services12.1.0.2
- oracle rest data services12.2.0.1
- oracle rest data services18c
- oracle retail xstore point of service15.0
- oracle retail xstore point of service16.0
- oracle retail xstore point of service17.0
- oracle retail xstore point of service7.1
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | jetty9 | before 9.2.22-1 | 9.2.22-1 |
| Debian:7 | jetty | before 6.1.26-1+deb7u1 | 6.1.26-1+deb7u1 |
| Debian:7 | jetty8 | before 8.1.3-4+deb7u1 | 8.1.3-4+deb7u1 |
| Debian:9 | jetty9 | before 9.2.30-0+deb9u1 | 9.2.30-0+deb9u1 |
| Maven | org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server | from 9.3.0 · before 9.3.20.v20170531 | 9.3.20.v20170531 |
| Maven | org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server | from 9.4.0 · before 9.4.6.v20170531 | 9.4.6.v20170531 |
| Maven | org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server | before 9.2.22.v20170606 | 9.2.22.v20170606 |
Same product
eclipse: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2015-2080The exception handling code in Eclipse Jetty before 9.2.9.v20150224 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process mem53Plan
- CVE-2021-34429For Eclipse Jetty versions 9.4.37-9.4.42, 10.0.1-10.0.5 & 11.0.1-11.0.5, URIs can be crafted using some encoded characters to access the con51Plan
- CVE-2021-28165In Eclipse Jetty 7.2.2 to 9.4.38, 10.0.0.alpha0 to 10.0.1, and 11.0.0.alpha0 to 11.0.1, CPU usage can reach 100% upon receiving a large inva46Plan
- CVE-2021-28164In Eclipse Jetty 9.4.37.v20210219 to 9.4.38.v20210224, the default compliance mode allows requests with URIs that contain %2e or %2e%2e segm46Plan
- CVE-2021-28169For Eclipse Jetty versions <= 9.4.40, <= 10.0.2, <= 11.0.2, it is possible for requests to the ConcatServlet with a doubly encoded path to a45Plan
- CVE-2017-7658In Eclipse Jetty Server, versions 9.2.x and older, 9.3.x (all non HTTP/1.x configurations), and 9.4.x (all HTTP/1.x configurations), when pr45Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:jetty | 6.1.26-1+deb7u1 · Debian:7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:jetty8 | 8.1.3-4+deb7u1 · Debian:7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:jetty9 | 9.2.22-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server | 9.2.22.v20170606 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server | 9.3.20.v20170531 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server | 9.4.6.v20170531 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-203 · Observable DiscrepancyCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99104
- bugs.debian.org/864631
- github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/issues/1556
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/053d9ce4d579b02203db18545fee5e33f35f2932885459b74d1e4272%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/36870f6c51f5bc25e6f7bb1fcace0e57e81f1524019b11f466738559%40%3Ccommon-dev.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/f887a5978f5e4c62b9cfe876336628385cff429e796962649649ec8a%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00016.html
- www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.