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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (GHSA-9hjv-9h75-xmpp)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 413301

Description

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

 - The setGlobalContext method in org/apache/naming/factory/ResourceLinkFactory.java in Apache Tomcat 7.x
 before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M3 does not consider whether
 ResourceLinkFactory.setGlobalContext callers are authorized, which allows remote authenticated users to
 bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and read or write to arbitrary application data, or cause a
 denial of service (application disruption), via a web application that sets a crafted global context.
 (CVE-2016-0763)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9hjv-9h75-xmpp

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 413301

Version: Revision 1.7

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: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-0763

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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: 2/8/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0763

BID: 83326

cwe: CWE-940