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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (GHSA-8h2q-qm9x-55jc)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 412683

Description

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

 - Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.35, 6.x before 6.0.34, and 7.x before 7.0.23 uses an inefficient approach
 for handling parameters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via
 a request that contains many parameters and parameter values, a different vulnerability than
 CVE-2011-4858. (CVE-2012-0022)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8h2q-qm9x-55jc

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 412683

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 8/11/2025

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: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-0022

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:N/A:L

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/4/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/17/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0022

BID: 51447