# 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-05-05 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34800
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1792
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02282388
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=499867
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34975
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40553
- http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JETTY-980

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