SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (GHSA-p26v-97vp-jcx6)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 417212

Description

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

- Apache Tomcat 7.0.11, when web.xml has no login configuration, does not follow security constraints, which
allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via HTTP requests to a meta-data complete
web application. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2011-1088 and
CVE-2011-1419. (CVE-2011-1183)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p26v-97vp-jcx6

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 417212

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: 2.1

Percentile: 7.23

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-1183

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/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: 5/14/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/6/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1183

BID: 47196