CVE-2018-12538

jetty: HttpSessions access/hijack in the FileSystem's storage for the FileSessionDataStore.

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.6

CVSS 3.0

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Published · June 18, 2018

Updated · August 5, 2026

Description

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.6
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CWE-287 · Improper Authentication