Description
In Eclipse Jetty version 9.2.26 and older, 9.3.25 and older, and 9.4.15 and older, the server is vulnerable to XSS conditions if a remote client USES a specially formatted URL against the DefaultServlet or ResourceHandler that is configured for showing a Listing of directory contents.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Eclipse Foundation | Eclipse Jetty | unspecified – ≤ 9.2.26, unspecified – ≤ 9.3.25, unspecified – ≤ 9.4.15 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | jetty9 | 9.4.18-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | jetty9 | 9.4.18-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | jetty9 | 9.4.18-2 | — |
| Debian 10 | jetty9 | 9.4.16-0+deb10u1 | DSA-4949-1 |
| Debian 9 | jetty9 | 9.2.30-0+deb9u1 | DLA-2661-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | jetty9 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | jetty +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | jetty +1 | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server | < 9.2.27.v20190403 | 9.2.27.v20190403 | GHSA-7vx9-xjhr-rw6h |
| Maven | org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server | >= 9.3.0, < 9.3.26.v20190403 | 9.3.26.v20190403 | GHSA-7vx9-xjhr-rw6h |
| Maven | org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server | >= 9.4.0, < 9.4.16.v20190411 | 9.4.16.v20190411 | GHSA-7vx9-xjhr-rw6h |
Advisories 2
- DSA-4949-1 jetty9 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-2661-1 jetty9 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- [kafka-jira] 20190501 [jira] [Created] (KAFKA-8308) Update jetty for security vulnerability CVE-2019-10241 mailing-list
- [kafka-dev] 20190501 [jira] [Created] (KAFKA-8308) Update jetty for security vulnerability CVE-2019-10241 mailing-list
- [kafka-jira] 20190503 [jira] [Assigned] (KAFKA-8308) Update jetty for security vulnerability CVE-2019-10241 mailing-list
- [kafka-jira] 20190503 [jira] [Resolved] (KAFKA-8308) Update jetty for security vulnerability CVE-2019-10241 mailing-list
- [kafka-dev] 20190503 [jira] [Resolved] (KAFKA-8308) Update jetty for security vulnerability CVE-2019-10241 mailing-list
- [activemq-issues] 20190723 [jira] [Created] (AMQ-7249) Security Vulnerabilities in the ActiveMQ dependent jars. mailing-list
- [activemq-issues] 20190820 [jira] [Created] (AMQ-7279) Security Vulnerabilities in Libraries - jackson-databind-2.9.8.jar, tomcat-servlet-api-8.0.53.jar, tomcat-websocket-api-8.0.53.jar, zookeeper-3.4.6.jar, guava-18.0.jar, jetty-all-9.2.26.v20180806 mailing-list
- [drill-dev] 20191021 [jira] [Created] (DRILL-7416) Updates required to dependencies to resolve potential security vulnerabilities mailing-list
- [drill-issues] 20191021 [jira] [Created] (DRILL-7416) Updates required to dependencies to resolve potential security vulnerabilities mailing-list
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190509-0003/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=546121
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210514 [SECURITY] [DLA 2661-1] jetty9 security update mailing-list
- DSA-4949 vendor-advisory