SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (GHSA-5j33-cvvr-w245)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 410877

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability during JSP compilation in Apache Tomcat
permits an RCE on case insensitive file systems when the default servlet is enabled for write (non-default
configuration). This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.1, from 10.1.0-M1 through
10.1.33, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.97. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but
are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are
recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.2, 10.1.34 or 9.0.98, which fixes the issue. (CVE-2024-50379)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5j33-cvvr-w245

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 410877

Version: Revision 1.18

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: High

Score: 7.6

Percentile: 98.48

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-50379

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.2

Threat Score: 7.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/17/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/9/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-50379

cwe: CWE-367