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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core, org.apache.tomcat.experimental:tomcat-embed-programmatic, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (GHSA-f4qf-m5gf-8jm8)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 421487

Description

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

 - Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.This issue
 affects Apache Tomcat: from 8.5.7 through 8.5.63, from 9.0.0-M11 through 9.0.43. Other, EOL versions may
 also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 8.5.64 onwards or 9.0.44 onwards, which
 contain a fix for the issue. (CVE-2024-21733)

Solution

Update the org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core library and its related packages to version 8.5.64 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f4qf-m5gf-8jm8

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 421487

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-21733

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/19/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-21733

cwe: CWE-209