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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (GHSA-6rxj-58jh-436r)
medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 422796
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- The URL pattern of "" (the empty string) which exactly maps to the context root was not correctly handled
in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.4, 8.5.0 to 8.5.27, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.84 when used as
part of a security constraint definition. This caused the constraint to be ignored. It was, therefore,
possible for unauthorised users to gain access to web application resources that should have been
protected. Only security constraints with a URL pattern of the empty string were affected. (CVE-2018-1304)
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 422796
Version: Revision 1.3
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 3/29/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.18
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Medium
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1304
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Temporal Score: 5.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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: 10/17/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/13/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-1304
BID: 103170