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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (GHSA-6vx3-hr43-cfrh)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 411651

Description

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

 - Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 does not
 place org.apache.catalina.manager.StatusManagerServlet on the
 org/apache/catalina/core/RestrictedServlets.properties list, which allows remote authenticated users to
 bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and read arbitrary HTTP requests, and consequently discover
 session ID values, via a crafted web application. (CVE-2016-0706)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6vx3-hr43-cfrh

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 411651

Version: Revision 1.4

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: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-0706

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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: 1/5/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0706

BID: 83324

cwe: CWE-200