Security Bulletin
Summary
Eclipse Jetty is used by IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data as part of web server functionality.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2023-36479
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse Jetty Canonical Repository is the canonical repository for the Jetty project. Users of the CgiServlet with a very specific command structure may have the wrong command executed. If a user sends a request to a org.eclipse.jetty.servlets.CGI Servlet for a binary with a space in its name, the servlet will escape the command by wrapping it in quotation marks. This wrapped command, plus an optional command prefix, will then be executed through a call to Runtime.exec. If the original binary name provided by the user contains a quotation mark followed by a space, the resulting command line will contain multiple tokens instead of one. This issue was patched in version 9.4.52, 10.0.16, 11.0.16 and 12.0.0-beta2.
CWE: CWE-149: Improper Neutralization of Quoting Syntax
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 3.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2023-40167
DESCRIPTION: Jetty is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by improper parsing of the HTTP/1 request header. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks.
CWE: CWE-130: Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2023-41900
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse Jetty could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper authentication validation when using the optional nested LoginService. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions.
CWE: CWE-1390: Weak Authentication
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 3.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data | 4.8.5, 4.8.6 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to Cloud Pak for Data version 5.0.0 or later. Detailed upgrade instructions can be found here.
| Product(s) | Version(s) number and/or range | Remediation/Fix/Instructions |
| IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data | 4.8.5, 4.8.6 | Upgrade to Cloud Pak for Data version 5.0.0 or later. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
13 Mar 2025: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Information
Modified date:
13 March 2025
Initial Publish date:
13 March 2025
UID
ibm17185784