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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (GHSA-c9hw-wf7x-jp9j)
critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 413804
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- When using the Apache JServ Protocol (AJP), care must be taken when trusting incoming connections to
Apache Tomcat. Tomcat treats AJP connections as having higher trust than, for example, a similar HTTP
connection. If such connections are available to an attacker, they can be exploited in ways that may be
surprising. In Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.30, 8.5.0 to 8.5.50 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.99, Tomcat shipped
with an AJP Connector enabled by default that listened on all configured IP addresses. It was expected
(and recommended in the security guide) that this Connector would be disabled if not required. This
vulnerability report identified a mechanism that allowed: - returning arbitrary files from anywhere in the
web application - processing any file in the web application as a JSP Further, if the web application
allowed file upload and stored those files within the web application (or the attacker was able to control
the content of the web application by some other means) then this, along with the ability to process a
file as a JSP, made remote code execution possible. It is important to note that mitigation is only
required if an AJP port is accessible to untrusted users. Users wishing to take a defence-in-depth
approach and block the vector that permits returning arbitrary files and execution as JSP may upgrade to
Apache Tomcat 9.0.31, 8.5.51 or 7.0.100 or later. A number of changes were made to the default AJP
Connector configuration in 9.0.31 to harden the default configuration. It is likely that users upgrading
to 9.0.31, 8.5.51 or 7.0.100 or later will need to make small changes to their configurations.
(CVE-2020-1938)
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Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 413804
Version: Revision 1.11
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: High
Score: 7.9
Percentile: 99.36
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Critical
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-1938
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 9.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/15/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/11/2020
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 3/17/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-1938
cwe: CWE-269