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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-websocket, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-websocket (GHSA-m7jv-hq7h-mq7c)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 416816

Description

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

 - The payload length in a WebSocket frame was not correctly validated in Apache Tomcat 10.0.0-M1 to
 10.0.0-M6, 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.36, 8.5.0 to 8.5.56 and 7.0.27 to 7.0.104. Invalid payload lengths could
 trigger an infinite loop. Multiple requests with invalid payload lengths could lead to a denial of
 service. (CVE-2020-13935)

Solution

Update the org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-websocket library and its related packages to version 10.0.0-M7 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m7jv-hq7h-mq7c

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 416816

Version: Revision 1.6

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: 3

Percentile: 23.69

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

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-2020-13935

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/8/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/5/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-13935

cwe: CWE-835