Apache Tomcat 7.0.x < 7.0.100 / 8.5.x < 8.5.51 / 9.0.x < 9.0.31 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 133845

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Synopsis

The remote Apache Tomcat server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Tomcat installed on the remote host is 7.0.x prior to 7.0.100, 8.x prior to 8.5.51, or 9.0.x prior to 9.0.31. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

- An HTTP request smuggling vulnerability exists in Tomcat due to mishandling Transfer-Encoding headers behind a reverse proxy. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via crafted HTTP requests, to cause unintended HTTP requests to reach the back-end. (CVE-2019-17569)

- An HTTP request smuggling vulnerability exists in Tomcat due to bad end-of-line (EOL) parsing that allowed some invalid HTTP headers to be parsed as valid. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via crafted HTTP requests, to cause unintended HTTP requests to reach the back-end. (CVE-2020-1935)

- An arbitrary file read vulnerability exists in Tomcat's Apache JServ Protocol (AJP) due to an implementation defect. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this to access files which, under normal conditions, would be restricted. If the Tomcat instance supports file uploads, the vulnerability could also be leveraged to achieve remote code execution. (CVE-2020-1938)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Apache Tomcat version 7.0.100, 8.5.51, 9.0.31 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 133845

File Name: tomcat_9_0_31.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 2/21/2020

Updated: 1/11/2023

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-1938

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:tomcat

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Apache Tomcat

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/20/2020

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 3/17/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-17569, CVE-2020-1935, CVE-2020-1938

IAVB: 2020-B-0010-S

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