CVE-2023-26048

OutOfMemoryError for large multipart without filename in Eclipse Jetty

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: April 18, 2023 at 08:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:42 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorJetty

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Jetty is a java based web server and servlet engine. In affected versions servlets with multipart support (e.g. annotated with `@MultipartConfig`) that call `HttpServletRequest.getParameter()` or `HttpServletRequest.getParts()` may cause `OutOfMemoryError` when the client sends a multipart request with a part that has a name but no filename and very large content. This happens even with the default settings of `fileSizeThreshold=0` which should stream the whole part content to disk. An attacker client may send a large multipart request and cause the server to throw `OutOfMemoryError`. However, the server may be able to recover after the `OutOfMemoryError` and continue its service -- although it may take some time. This issue has been patched in versions 9.4.51, 10.0.14, and 11.0.14. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may set the multipart parameter `maxRequestSize` which must be set to a non-negative value, so the whole multipart content is limited (although still read into memory).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 10.0.14v < 11.0.14v < 9.4.5110.0.0 ≤ v < 10.0.1411.0.0 ≤ v < 11.0.14
Affected range stops below 10.0.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.0.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.4.51, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400CWE-770

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