CVE-2007-5614

Improper Authentication in Mortbay Jetty

7.5 HighFix available

Mortbay Jetty before 6.1.6rc1 does not properly handle "certain quote sequences" in HTML cookie parameters, which allows remote attackers to hijack browser sessions via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

3.98%Up 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Mortbay Jetty before 6.1.6rc1 does not properly handle "certain quote sequences" in HTML cookie parameters, which allows remote attackers to hijack browser sessions via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2007-5614
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Mortbay Jetty before 6.1.6rc1 does not properly handle "certain quote sequences" in HTML cookie parameters, which allows remote attackers to hijack browser sessions via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2007-5614
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-3840 No score

Mortbay Jetty before 6.1.6rc1 does not properly handle "certain quote sequences" in HTML cookie parameters, which allows remote attackers to hijack browser sessions via unspecified vectors.

Record: EUVD-2022-3840
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fvh3-4v5r-cvvc 7.3

Improper Authentication in Mortbay Jetty

Mortbay Jetty before 6.1.6rc1 does not properly handle "certain quote sequences" in HTML cookie parameters, which allows remote attackers to hijack browser sessions via unspecified vectors.

Record: GHSA-fvh3-4v5r-cvvc
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-fvh3-4v5r-cvvc 7.3

Improper Authentication in Mortbay Jetty

Mortbay Jetty before 6.1.6rc1 does not properly handle "certain quote sequences" in HTML cookie parameters, which allows remote attackers to hijack browser sessions via unspecified vectors.

Record: GHSA-fvh3-4v5r-cvvc
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

mortbay jetty jetty

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.mortbay.jetty:jetty` Maven	before 6.1.6	6.1.6
`org.mortbay.jetty:jetty` Maven	before 6.1.6, plus listed versions 4.1-rc14.1-rc64.2.104.2.124.2.2 Show 45 moreShow less 4.2.34.2.96.0.06.0.0Beta16.0.0beta16.0.0beta106.0.0beta116.0.0beta126.0.0beta146.0.0beta156.0.0beta166.0.0beta176.0.0beta26.0.0beta36.0.0beta46.0.0beta56.0.0beta66.0.0beta76.0.0beta86.0.0beta96.0.0rc06.0.0rc16.0.0rc26.0.0rc36.0.0rc46.0.16.0.26.1.06.1.0pre06.1.0pre16.1.0pre26.1.0pre36.1.0rc06.1.0rc16.1.0rc26.1.0rc36.1.16.1.1rc06.1.1rc16.1.26.1.2pre06.1.2pre16.1.2rc06.1.2rc16.1.2rc2	6.1.6

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	affected, aliases, cwes, facts, references, title	GitHub Advisories, OSV
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2007-5614 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mortbay Jetty Jetty, published December 5, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.98%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in org.mortbay.jetty:jetty 6.1.6.

References

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