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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (GHSA-mv42-px54-87jw)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 417132

Description

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

 - The session-persistence implementation in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before
 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 mishandles session attributes, which allows remote authenticated users to
 bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a web
 application that places a crafted object in a session. (CVE-2016-0714)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mv42-px54-87jw

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 417132

Version: Revision 1.4

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: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.15

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-0714

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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: 2/8/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0714

BID: 83327

cwe: CWE-284