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SCA: security update for org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server (GHSA-mwcx-532g-8pq3)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 421957

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - In Eclipse Jetty versions 9.4.0 through 9.4.8, when using the optional Jetty provided FileSessionDataStore
 for persistent storage of HttpSession details, it is possible for a malicious user to access/hijack other
 HttpSessions and even delete unmatched HttpSessions present in the FileSystem's storage for the
 FileSessionDataStore. (CVE-2018-12538)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mwcx-532g-8pq3

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 421957

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-12538

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/16/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/22/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-12538