Apache Tomcat 9.0.30 < 9.0.65 vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 162498

Synopsis

The remote Apache Tomcat server is affected by a vulnerability

Description

The version of Tomcat installed on the remote host is prior to 9.0.65. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the fixed_in_apache_tomcat_9.0.65_security-9 advisory.

- In Apache Tomcat 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.0-M16, 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.22, 9.0.30 to 9.0.64 and 8.5.50 to 8.5.81 the Form authentication example in the examples web application displayed user provided data without filtering, exposing a XSS vulnerability. (CVE-2022-34305)

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 9.0.65 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?addecbc6

http://www.nessus.org/u?18afbeaa

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 162498

File Name: tomcat_9_0_65.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 6/23/2022

Updated: 10/19/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-34305

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/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: 7/14/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/23/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-34305

IAVA: 2022-A-0398-S