Apache Tomcat 8.5.83

high Nessus Plugin ID 169458

Synopsis

The remote Apache Tomcat server is affected by a vulnerability

Description

The version of Tomcat installed on the remote host is 8.5.83. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the fixed_in_apache_tomcat_8.5.84_security-8 advisory.

- The JsonErrorReportValve did not escape the type, message or description values. In some circumstances these are constructed from user provided data and it was therefore possible for users to supply values that invalidated or manipulated the JSON output. (CVE-2022-45143)

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 8.5.84 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?9a5fc161

http://www.nessus.org/u?80673291

http://www.nessus.org/u?85816fe4

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 169458

File Name: tomcat_8_5_84.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 1/3/2023

Updated: 5/6/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-45143

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:8

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Apache Tomcat

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/3/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-45143

IAVA: 2023-A-0014-S