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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (GHSA-6v52-mj5r-7j2m)
medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 423061
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- If an async request was completed by the application at the same time as the container triggered the async
timeout, a race condition existed that could result in a user seeing a response intended for a different
user. An additional issue was present in the NIO and NIO2 connectors that did not correctly track the
closure of the connection when an async request was completed by the application and timed out by the
container at the same time. This could also result in a user seeing a response intended for another user.
Versions Affected: Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M9 to 9.0.9 and 8.5.5 to 8.5.31. (CVE-2018-8037)
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 423061
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-2018-8037
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: 6/26/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-8037
BID: 104894
cwe: CWE-362