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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (GHSA-r4x2-3cq5-hqvp)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 422843

Description

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

 - The defaults settings for the CORS filter provided in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.8, 8.5.0 to 8.5.31,
 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.52, 7.0.41 to 7.0.88 are insecure and enable 'supportsCredentials' for all origins. It is
 expected that users of the CORS filter will have configured it appropriately for their environment rather
 than using it in the default configuration. Therefore, it is expected that most users will not be impacted
 by this issue. (CVE-2018-8014)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r4x2-3cq5-hqvp

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 422843

Version: Revision 1.4

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: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-8014

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/17/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/15/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-8014

BID: 104203