Uncontrolled resource consumption in Eclipse Jetty
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
In Eclipse Jetty HTTP/2 server implementation, when encountering an invalid HTTP/2 request, the error handling has a bug that can wind up not properly cleaning up the active connections and associated resources. This can lead to a Denial of Service scenario where there are no enough resources left to process good requests.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Foundation | Eclipse Jetty | 9.4.0 and later; up to 9.4.46; 10.0.0 and later; up to 10.0.9; 11.0.0 and later; up to 11.0.9 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.eclipse.jetty.http2:http2-server (Maven) | before 9.4.47 | 9.4.47 | Patch available | GHSA-wgmr-mf83-7x4j |
| — | org.eclipse.jetty.http2:http2-server (Maven) | 10.0.0 to before 10.0.10 | 10.0.10 | Patch available | GHSA-wgmr-mf83-7x4j |
| — | org.eclipse.jetty.http2:http2-server (Maven) | 11.0.0 to before 11.0.10 | 11.0.10 | Patch available | GHSA-wgmr-mf83-7x4j |
- Eclipse Jetty VendorEclipse Foundation Affected 9.4.0 and later; up to 9.4.46; 10.0.0 and later; up to 10.0.9; 11.0.0 and later; up to 11.0.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.eclipse.jetty.http2:http2-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 9.4.47 Fixed in 9.4.47 Patch available GHSA-wgmr-mf83-7x4j
- org.eclipse.jetty.http2:http2-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected 10.0.0 to before 10.0.10 Fixed in 10.0.10 Patch available GHSA-wgmr-mf83-7x4j
- org.eclipse.jetty.http2:http2-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected 11.0.0 to before 11.0.10 Fixed in 11.0.10 Patch available GHSA-wgmr-mf83-7x4j
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 9.4.47; 10.0.0 to before 10.0.9; 11.0.0 to before 11.0.9 | Vulnerable | Eclipse Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:element_plug-in_for_vcenter_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:management_services_for_element_software_and_netapp_hci:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapcenter:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_storage_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.263 | Vulnerable | Jenkins |
| cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | before 2.361.1 | Vulnerable | Jenkins |
- cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.4.47; 10.0.0 to before 10.0.9; 11.0.0 to before 11.0.9 Vulnerable ·Eclipse Foundation
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:element_plug-in_for_vcenter_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:management_services_for_element_software_and_netapp_hci:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapcenter:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_storage_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.263 Vulnerable ·Jenkins
- cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions before 2.361.1 Vulnerable ·Jenkins
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-wgmr-mf83-7x4j org.eclipse.jetty.http2:http2-server (Maven) Fixed in 9.4.47 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-wgmr-mf83-7x4j org.eclipse.jetty.http2:http2-server (Maven) Fixed in 10.0.10 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-wgmr-mf83-7x4j org.eclipse.jetty.http2:http2-server (Maven) Fixed in 11.0.10 Advisory →
Red Hat 5 advisories
- RHSA-2023:3663 Released 2023-06-19 · Red Hat rating Importantjenkins and jenkins-2-plugins security update
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.11 for RHEL 8 jenkins-2-plugins-4.11.1686831822-1.el8, jenkins-2.401.1.1686831596-3.el8
- RHSA-2023:0777 Released 2023-02-23 · Red Hat rating CriticalOpenShift Container Platform 4.9.56 security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9 jenkins-2-plugins-4.9.1675668922-1.el8, jenkins-2.361.1.1675668150-1.el8
- RHSA-2023:0189 Released 2023-01-17 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat AMQ Streams 2.3.0 release and security update
- Red Hat AMQ Streams 2.3.0
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2023:0017 Released 2023-01-12 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.8.56 packages and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8 jenkins-2-plugins-4.8.1672842762-1.el8, jenkins-2.361.1.1672840472-1.el8
- RHSA-2022:8652 Released 2022-11-28 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Fuse 7.11.1 release and security update
- Red Hat Fuse 7.11.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Jetty — DSA-5198
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-01896 Improper input validation in Eclipse JettyPriority LOW 16
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat AMQ Broker 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.11 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:3663 |
| Red Hat AMQ Streams 2.3.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0189 |
| Red Hat Fuse 7.11.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:8652 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0017 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0777 |
Not affected: 11 products
- A-MQ Clients 2
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.11 for RHEL 8
- Red Hat Data Grid 8
- Red Hat Integration Camel K 1
- Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 1
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9
- Red Hat build of Debezium 1
- Red Hat build of Quarkus
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2048
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wgmr-mf83-7x4j
References
Advisory 6
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-wgmr-mf83-7x4j
- DSA-5198
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220821 [SECURITY] [DLA 3079-1] jetty9 security update
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220901-0006/
- [oss-security] 20220909 Vulnerability in Jenkins
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2048
More Eclipse Foundation Jetty vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-08807 Digest authentication lossy encoding CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-01972 HTTP Request Smuggling via Chunked Extension Quoted-String Parsing CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2015-01867 The exception handling code in Eclipse Jetty before 9.2.9.v20150224 allows remote… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-09394 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Eclipse Jetty CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-13463 Information disclosure in Eclipse Jetty CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-2048 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-2048 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wgmr-mf83-7x4j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-2048 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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