SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (GHSA-c38m-v4m2-524v)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 434457

Description

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

- Certain AJP protocol connector implementations in Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 through 7.0.20, 6.0.0 through
6.0.33, 5.5.0 through 5.5.33, and possibly other versions allow remote attackers to spoof AJP requests,
bypass authentication, and obtain sensitive information by causing the connector to interpret a request
body as a new request. (CVE-2011-3190)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c38m-v4m2-524v

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 434457

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/19/2025

Updated: 8/19/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.8

Percentile: 22.22

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-2011-3190

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/29/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-3190

BID: 49353

cwe: CWE-287