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SCA: security update for commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (GHSA-xx68-jfcg-xmmf)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 422500

Description

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

 - MultipartStream.java in Apache Commons FileUpload before 1.3.1, as used in Apache Tomcat, JBoss Web, and
 other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption)
 via a crafted Content-Type header that bypasses a loop's intended exit conditions. (CVE-2014-0050)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xx68-jfcg-xmmf

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 422500

Version: Revision 1.4

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: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.15

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0050

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/21/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/6/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0050

BID: 65400

cwe: CWE-20