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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (GHSA-9xcj-c8cr-8c3c)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 423493

Description

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

 - When using FORM authentication with Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.29, 8.5.0 to 8.5.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.98
 there was a narrow window where an attacker could perform a session fixation attack. The window was
 considered too narrow for an exploit to be practical but, erring on the side of caution, this issue has
 been treated as a security vulnerability. (CVE-2019-17563)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9xcj-c8cr-8c3c

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 423493

Version: Revision 1.3

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: 57.58

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-17563

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/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: 12/26/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/12/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-17563

cwe: CWE-384