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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-55668

medium Nessus Plugin ID 260004

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - Session Fixation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat via rewrite valve. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.7, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.41, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.105. Older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.8, 10.1.42 or 9.0.106, which fix the issue. (CVE-2025-55668)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-55668

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-55668

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-55668

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 260004

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_55668.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/31/2025

Updated: 9/29/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-55668

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-servlet-4.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:idm-pki-kra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:idm-pki-base, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:idm-pki-est, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-servlet-4.0-api, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jss, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-acme, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-webapps, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-el-5.0-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-lib, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:idm-pki-base, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-symkey, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-acme, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-lib, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:log4j-slf4j, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-jsp-2.3-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-webapps, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:log4j-jcl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:log4j-slf4j, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-tools, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-ca, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-el-2.2-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-el-3.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-docs-webapp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-jsp-3.1-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-jsvc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:idm-pki-kra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:idm-pki-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-el-3.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-idm-pki, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:idm-pki-acme, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-lib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:log4j-web, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-base, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:idm-pki-est, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-docs-webapp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:log4j, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:idm-jss, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:idm-jss, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-webapps, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-jsp-2.2-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-base-java, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat11, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-el-5.0-api, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:idm-jss-tomcat, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:idm-pki-ca, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-servlet-4.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-jsvc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-ca, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:log4j-jcl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-pki, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:tomcat9, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:idm-pki-ca, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-jsp-2.3-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-servlet-3.0-api, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-el-2.2-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:idm-pki-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-kra, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-servlet-engine, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-servlet-3.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-el-3.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:idm-jss-tomcat, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-webapps, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jss, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:tomcat10, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:idm-pki-acme, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-admin-webapps, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-pki, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-servlet-4.0-api, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-jsp-2.3-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-idm-pki, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-servlet-4.0-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:log4j-web, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:idm-pki-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-docs-webapp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-servlet-6.0-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-jsp-3.1-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:idm-pki-java, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-jsp-2.2-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mod_proxy_cluster, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-lib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:idm-pki-tools, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-tools, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-el-3.0-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-kra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-base, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat10, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-base-java, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-symkey, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-docs-webapp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-jsp-2.3-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:idm-pki-java, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-servlet-engine, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-servlet-6.0-api, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:log4j, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-servlet-4.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_proxy_cluster, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-55668