jetty 6.0.x (jetty6) beta16 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary script source code…
Priority LOW 26CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
jetty 6.0.x (jetty6) beta16 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary script source code via a capital P in the .jsp extension, and probably other mixed case manipulations.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0135 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.mortbay.jetty:jetty (Maven): 6.0.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.mortbay.jetty:jetty (Maven) | before 6.0.0 | 6.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-mq4x-8whh-jx73 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.mortbay.jetty:jetty (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 6.0.0 Fixed in 6.0.0 Patch available GHSA-mq4x-8whh-jx73
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-mq4x-8whh-jx73 org.mortbay.jetty:jetty (Maven) Fixed in 6.0.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2759
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mq4x-8whh-jx73
References
More Jetty vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-01455 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jetty JSP servlet engine allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
- TI-2006-02666 Directory traversal vulnerability in jetty 6.0.x (jetty6) beta16 allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2006-2759 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-2759 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mq4x-8whh-jx73 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2006-2759 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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