CVE-2020-27223 (Medium) detected in jetty-http-9.4.18.v20190429.jar, jetty-http-9.4.11.v20180605.jar

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CVE-2020-27223 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - jetty-http-9.4.18.v20190429.jar, jetty-http-9.4.11.v20180605.jar

jetty-http-9.4.18.v20190429.jar

The Eclipse Jetty Project

Library home page: http://www.eclipse.org/jetty

Path to dependency file: /foxtrot-translator/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/eclipse/jetty/jetty-http/9.4.18.v20190429/jetty-http-9.4.18.v20190429.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/eclipse/jetty/jetty-http/9.4.18.v20190429/jetty-http-9.4.18.v20190429.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/eclipse/jetty/jetty-http/9.4.18.v20190429/jetty-http-9.4.18.v20190429.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/eclipse/jetty/jetty-http/9.4.18.v20190429/jetty-http-9.4.18.v20190429.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - foxtrot-common-6.3.1-7.jar (Root Library) - dropwizard-swagger-1.3.7-1.jar - dropwizard-core-1.3.13.jar - dropwizard-metrics-1.3.13.jar - dropwizard-lifecycle-1.3.13.jar - jetty-server-9.4.18.v20190429.jar - :x: **jetty-http-9.4.18.v20190429.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

jetty-http-9.4.11.v20180605.jar

The Eclipse Jetty Project

Library home page: http://www.eclipse.org/jetty

Path to dependency file: /foxtrot-common/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/eclipse/jetty/jetty-http/9.4.11.v20180605/jetty-http-9.4.11.v20180605.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - dropwizard-swagger-1.3.7-1.jar (Root Library) - dropwizard-core-1.3.7.jar - dropwizard-metrics-1.3.7.jar - dropwizard-lifecycle-1.3.7.jar - jetty-server-9.4.11.v20180605.jar - :x: **jetty-http-9.4.11.v20180605.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: ffb8a6014463ce8aac1bf6e7dc9a23fc4a2a8adc

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

In Eclipse Jetty 9.4.6.v20170531 to 9.4.36.v20210114 (inclusive), 10.0.0, and 11.0.0 when Jetty handles a request containing multiple Accept headers with a large number of “quality” (i.e. q) parameters, the server may enter a denial of service (DoS) state due to high CPU usage processing those quality values, resulting in minutes of CPU time exhausted processing those quality values.

Publish Date: 2021-02-26

URL: CVE-2020-27223

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: Low - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-m394-8rww-3jr7

Release Date: 2021-02-26

Fix Resolution (org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-http): 9.4.37.v20210219

Direct dependency fix Resolution (com.smoketurner:dropwizard-swagger): 2.1.4-1

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