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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (GHSA-g8pj-r55q-5c2v)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 414997

Description

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

 - Incomplete Cleanup vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.When recycling various internal objects in Apache Tomcat
 from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M11, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.13, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.80 and from
 8.5.0 through 8.5.93, an error could cause Tomcat to skip some parts of the recycling process leading to
 information leaking from the current request/response to the next. Older, EOL versions may also be
 affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M12 onwards, 10.1.14 onwards, 9.0.81 onwards
 or 8.5.94 onwards, which fixes the issue. (CVE-2023-42795)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g8pj-r55q-5c2v

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 414997

Version: Revision 1.22

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: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-42795

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: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: 10/10/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-42795

cwe: CWE-459