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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (GHSA-9ggm-7897-x4mg)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 413260

Description

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

 - Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.34, 6.x before 6.0.33, and 7.x before 7.0.19, when sendfile is enabled for
 the HTTP APR or HTTP NIO connector, does not validate certain request attributes, which allows local users
 to bypass intended file access restrictions or cause a denial of service (infinite loop or JVM crash) by
 leveraging an untrusted web application. (CVE-2011-2526)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9ggm-7897-x4mg

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 413260

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: 2.8

Percentile: 22.22

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-2526

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/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: 5/14/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/13/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2526

BID: 48667

cwe: CWE-20