CVE-2009-1524

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mort Bay Jetty before 6.1.17 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a directory listing request containing a ; (semicolon) character.

Published: 2009-05-05 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-1524 is rated Low Risk (38.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.44%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1524

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 2025-09-21 0.80% 0.44% -0.36%
2 2025-09-04 0.45% 0.80% +0.35%
3 2025-09-01 0.45%

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1524

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1524

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-1524

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1524
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-1524 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-2009-1524

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1524

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mortbay jetty <= 6.1.16 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay jetty 3.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay:jetty:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1524

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