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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (GHSA-hhjg-g8xq-hhr3)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 415767

Description

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

 - Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.18 permits web
 applications to replace an XML parser used for other web applications, which allows local users to read or
 modify the (1) web.xml, (2) context.xml, or (3) tld files of arbitrary web applications via a crafted
 application that is loaded earlier than the target application. (CVE-2009-0783)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hhjg-g8xq-hhr3

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 415767

Version: Revision 1.5

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: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-0783

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.2

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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: 5/2/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/4/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0783

BID: 35416

cwe: CWE-200