Apache Tomcat 7.0.x < 7.0.50 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 72691

Synopsis

The remote Apache Tomcat server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the instance of Apache Tomcat 7.0.x listening on the remote host is prior to 7.0.50. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- The fix for CVE-2012-3544 was not complete and limits are not properly applied to chunk extensions and whitespaces in certain trailing headers. This error could allow denial of service attacks. (CVE-2013-4322)

- The application allows XML External Entity (XXE) processing that could disclose sensitive information.
(CVE-2013-4590)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update to Apache Tomcat version 7.0.50 or later.

See Also

http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_7.0.50

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 72691

File Name: tomcat_7_0_50.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 2/25/2014

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-4322

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:tomcat

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Apache Tomcat

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/25/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4322, CVE-2013-4590

BID: 65767, 65768