CVE-2002-1533

Jetty Javascript Inclusion Vulnerability

5.8 MediumPublic exploitFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jetty JSP servlet engine allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary HTML or script via an HTTP request to a .jsp file whose name contains the malicious script and some encoded linefeed characters (%0a).

Exploit likelihood

2.41%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.8

Record: CVE-2002-1533
CVSS 2.0: 5.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2002-1533
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-1638 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-1638
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5mq8-h82p-wjf2 No score

Jetty Javascript Inclusion Vulnerability

Record: GHSA-5mq8-h82p-wjf2
Weakness: CWE-80
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-5mq8-h82p-wjf2 No score

Jetty Javascript Inclusion Vulnerability

Record: GHSA-5mq8-h82p-wjf2
Weakness: CWE-80
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

jetty

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.mortbay.jetty:jetty` Maven	before 4.1.1	4.1.1
`org.mortbay.jetty:jetty` Maven	before 4.1.1, plus listed versions 4.1-rc14.1-rc6test-6.0.0test-6.0.0rc3test-6.0.0rc4test-6.0.1	4.1.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Jetty 4.1 Servlet Engine - Cross-Site Scripting	2002-09-28

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2002-1533 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Jetty, published March 18, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.41%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in org.mortbay.jetty:jetty 4.1.1.