Mortbay Jetty up to 5.1.5 jsp information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mortbay Jetty up to 5.1.5. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file jsp. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-3747. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mortbay Jetty up to 5.1.5. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file jsp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Jetty before 5.1.6 allows remote attackers to obtain source code of JSP pages, possibly involving requests for .jsp files with URL-encoded backslash ("%5C") characters. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2006-2758.

The weakness was published 11/22/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-3747 since 11/22/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23714 (HP-UX PHSS_35436 : s700_800 11.04 Virtualvault 4.7 OWS (Apache 2.x) update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family HP-UX Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 5.1.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (18571), Tenable (23714), SecurityFocus (BID 15515†) and Secunia (SA17659†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 23714
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHSS_35436 : s700_800 11.04 Virtualvault 4.7 OWS (Apache 2.x) update
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Jetty 5.1.6

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11/21/2005 🔍
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11/22/2005 +1 days 🔍
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10/31/2006 +343 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3031 days 🔍
10/30/2025 +3886 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3747 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3747
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27025
SecurityFocus: 15515 - Jetty URL Encoded Backslash Source Code Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 17659 - Jetty JSP Source Code Disclosure Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
Vupen: ADV-2005-2515

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 10/30/2025 17:26
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (60), 07/13/2018 08:24 (8), 10/30/2025 17:26 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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