Mortbay Jetty 6.1.5 and 6.1.6 allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms and…
Priority LOW 30CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Mortbay Jetty 6.1.5 and 6.1.6 allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms and read the source of files via multiple '/' (slash) characters in the URI.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03971 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.mortbay.jetty:jetty (Maven): 6.1.7
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) | 6.1.5 to before 6.1.7 | 6.1.7 | Patch available | GHSA-4jjw-xrr6-9v3p |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.mortbay.jetty:jetty (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.1.5 to before 6.1.7 Fixed in 6.1.7 Patch available GHSA-4jjw-xrr6-9v3p
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mortbay_jetty:jetty:6.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.5 | Vulnerable | Mortbay Jetty |
| cpe:2.3:a:mortbay_jetty:jetty:6.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.6 | Vulnerable | Mortbay Jetty |
- cpe:2.3:a:mortbay_jetty:jetty:6.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.5 Vulnerable ·Mortbay Jetty
- cpe:2.3:a:mortbay_jetty:jetty:6.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.6 Vulnerable ·Mortbay Jetty
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-4jjw-xrr6-9v3p org.mortbay.jetty:jetty (Maven) Fixed in 6.1.7 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-6672
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4jjw-xrr6-9v3p
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
Other 9
- http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JETTY-386#action_117699
- 39855
- ADV-2008-0079
- http://www.igniterealtime.org/community/message/163752
- http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JETTY/fixforversion/13950
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080113051254/http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/553235
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080120225723/http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JETTY-386
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080120225728/http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JETTY/fixforversion/13950
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080517012615/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27117
More Mortbay Jetty Jetty vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-05395 Mortbay Jetty before 6.1.6rc1 does not properly handle "certain quote sequences" in HTML… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-05396 CRLF injection vulnerability in Mortbay Jetty before 6.1.6rc0 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2007-05394 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Dump Servlet in Mortbay Jetty before 6.1.6rc1… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2007-6672 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-6672 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4jjw-xrr6-9v3p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-6672 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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