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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (GHSA-mppv-79ch-vw6q)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 417064

Description

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

 - A regression in the fix for bug 66512 in Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M5, 10.1.8, 9.0.74 and 8.5.88 meant that, if
 a response did not include any HTTP headers no AJP SEND_HEADERS messare woudl be sent for the response
 which in turn meant that at least one AJP proxy (mod_proxy_ajp) would use the response headers from the
 previous request leading to an information leak. (CVE-2023-34981)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mppv-79ch-vw6q

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 417064

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: 3

Percentile: 23.51

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-34981

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:H/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: 6/21/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-34981

cwe: CWE-732