CVE-2009-1523

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in the HTTP server in Mort Bay Jetty 5.1.14, 6.x before 6.1.17, and 7.x through 7.0.0.M2 allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the URI.

Published: 2009-05-05 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-1523 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 12.18%, 94th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-1523

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18138 exploit_db edb 2011-11-21 Exploit-DB ↗
36318 exploit_db edb 2011-11-18 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1523

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-04 23.97% 12.18% -11.79%
2 2026-03-01 12.18% 23.97% +11.79%
3 2026-02-04 — 12.18% —

Full EPSS history (37 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1523

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1523

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2009-1523

GHSA-9986-w5h5-vw59 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Directory traversal in Mort Bay Jetty

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-1523

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1523
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-1523 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (jetty), 10 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 5, ignored 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1523

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1523

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mortbay jetty <= 6.1.16 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty <= 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:*:m2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 1.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 1.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 1.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.1.b0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.1.b0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.1.b1 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.1.b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.2:alpha0:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.2:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.2:beta0:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.2:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.2:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.3.0a cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.3.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 2.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:3.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:3.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:3.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:3.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:3.0.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:3.0.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:3.0.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:3.0.0:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 3.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1523

URL Tags
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02282388
http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JETTY-1004
http://secunia.com/advisories/34975 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35143 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35225 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35776 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40553 Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/402580 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/CRDY-7RKQCY
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2009-091332.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34800
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35675
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022563
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1900 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1792 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=499867
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01257.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01259.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01262.html
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