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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (GHSA-372q-33vh-8mpc)
medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 409354
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- As part of the fix for bug 61201, the documentation for Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M22 to 9.0.1, 8.5.16 to
8.5.23, 8.0.45 to 8.0.47 and 7.0.79 to 7.0.82 included an updated description of the search algorithm used
by the CGI Servlet to identify which script to execute. The update was not correct. As a result, some
scripts may have failed to execute as expected and other scripts may have been executed unexpectedly. Note
that the behaviour of the CGI servlet has remained unchanged in this regard. It is only the documentation
of the behaviour that was wrong and has been corrected. (CVE-2017-15706)
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 409354
Version: Revision 1.6
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 1/23/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.2
Percentile: 51.1
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Medium
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-15706
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:N/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/12/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-15706
BID: 103069