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Apache Tomcat information exposure vulnerability

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 17, 2018 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 23, 2024

Package

maven org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.27
>= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.84
>= 9.0.0M1, <= 9.0.4

Patched versions

8.5.28
7.0.85
9.0.5

Description

Security constraints defined by annotations of Servlets in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.4, 8.5.0 to 8.5.27, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.84 were only applied once a Servlet had been loaded. Because security constraints defined in this way apply to the URL pattern and any URLs below that point, it was possible - depending on the order Servlets were loaded - for some security constraints not to be applied. This could have exposed resources to users who were not authorised to access them.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 23, 2018
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 17, 2018
Reviewed Jun 16, 2020
Last updated Feb 23, 2024

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS score

0.119%
(47th percentile)

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2018-1305

GHSA ID

GHSA-jx6h-3fjx-cgv5

Source code

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