CVE catalog

CVE-2018-12538

jetty9: CVE-2018-12538

Severity: Medium · CVSS 5.6CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Published: Jun 18, 2018, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.65% · Oct 27, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	jetty9	sid	`9.4.58-2`	not affected
Debian	jetty9	forky	`9.4.58-2`	not affected
Debian	jetty9	trixie	`9.4.57-1.1~deb13u1`	not affected
Debian	jetty9	trixie-security	`9.4.57-1.1~deb13u1`	not affected
Debian	jetty9	bookworm	`9.4.57-1.1~deb12u1`	not affected
Debian	jetty9	bookworm-security	`9.4.57-1.1~deb12u1`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	jetty9	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	jetty9	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	jetty9	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	jetty9	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[jetty9]Unknown
Details (4)
- 9.4.57-1.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · jetty9 · debian · bookworm
- 9.4.57-1.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · jetty9 · debian · bookworm
- 9.4.57-1.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · jetty9 · debian · bookworm
- 9.4.57-1.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · jetty9 · debian · bookworm
[libjetty9-extra-java]Unknown
Source package: [jetty9]
Details (4)
- 9.4.57-1.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · jetty9 · debian · bookworm
- 9.4.57-1.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · jetty9 · debian · bookworm
- 9.4.57-1.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · jetty9 · debian · bookworm
- 9.4.57-1.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · jetty9 · debian · bookworm
[libjetty9-java]Unknown
Source package: [jetty9]
Details (4)
- 9.4.57-1.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · jetty9 · debian · bookworm
- 9.4.57-1.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · jetty9 · debian · bookworm
- 9.4.57-1.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · jetty9 · debian · bookworm
- 9.4.57-1.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · jetty9 · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:34:20 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]