CVE-2009-4612

Mort Bay Jetty 6.1.x-6.1.21 - Cross-Site Scripting via PATH_INFO to Snoop Page

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-4612. PoCs published by aScii.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates multiple XSS vulnerabilities in Jetty by injecting script tags into URLs. The PoC shows how unsanitized user input can lead to arbitrary script execution in a victim's browser.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the WebApp JSP Snoop page in Mort Bay Jetty 6.1.x through 6.1.21 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to the default URI under (1) jspsnoop/, (2) jspsnoop/ERROR/, and (3) jspsnoop/IOException/, and possibly the PATH_INFO to (4) snoop.jsp.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by aScii · textwebappsjsp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33564

This exploit demonstrates multiple XSS vulnerabilities in Jetty by injecting script tags into URLs. The PoC shows how unsanitized user input can lead to arbitrary script execution in a victim's browser.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Jetty (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A vulnerable Jetty server · Victim interaction to visit crafted URLs
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

EPSS 0.0334
EPSS Percentile 87.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (18)
mortbay/jetty 6.1.0 (9 CPE variants)
mortbay/jetty 6.1.1 (2 CPE variants)
mortbay/jetty 6.1.2 (9 CPE variants)
mortbay/jetty 6.1.3
mortbay/jetty 6.1.4 (3 CPE variants)
mortbay/jetty 6.1.5 (2 CPE variants)
mortbay/jetty 6.1.6 (3 CPE variants)
mortbay/jetty 6.1.7
mortbay/jetty 6.1.8
mortbay/jetty 6.1.9
... and 8 more
Published Jan 13, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026