Apache Tomcat 4.x < 4.1.37 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 47030
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Synopsis
The remote Apache Tomcat server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to its self-reported version number, the instance of Apache Tomcat 4.x listening on the remote host is prior to 4.1.37. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :- The remote Apache Tomcat install may be vulnerable to an information disclosure attack if the deprecated AJP connector processes a client request having a non-zero Content-Length and the client disconnects before sending the request body. (CVE-2005-3164)
- The remote Apache Tomcat install may be vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack if the JSP and Servlet examples are enabled. Several of these examples do not properly validate user input.
(CVE-2007-1355, CVE-2007-2449)
- The remote Apache Tomcat install may be vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack if the Manager web application is enabled as it fails to escape input data. (CVE-2007-2450)
- The remote Apache Tomcat install may be vulnerable to an information disclosure attack via cookies. Apache Tomcat treats the single quote character in a cookie as a delimiter which can lead to information, such as session ID, to be disclosed. (CVE-2007-3382)
- The remote Apache Tomcat install may be vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack if the SendMailServlet is enabled. The SendMailServlet is a part of the examples web application and, when reporting error messages, fails to escape user provided data. (CVE-2007-3383)
- The remote Apache Tomcat install may be vulnerable to an information disclosure attack via cookies. The previous fix for CVE-2007-3385 was incomplete and did not account for the use of quotes or '%5C' in cookie values.
(CVE-2007-3385, CVE-2007-5333)
- The remote Apache Tomcat install may be vulnerable to an information disclosure attack via the WebDAV servlet.
Certain WebDAV requests, containing an entity with a SYSTEM tag, can result in the disclosure of arbitrary file contents. (CVE-2007-5461)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number..
Solution
Upgrade to Apache Tomcat version 4.1.37 or later.See Also
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_4.1.37
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/469067/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/471351/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/471357/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/476442/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/474413/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/476444/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/487822/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 47030
File Name: tomcat_4_1_37.nasl
Version: 1.21
Type: combined
Agent: windows, macosx, unix
Family: Web Servers
Published: 6/16/2010
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2005-3164
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: E:P/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: 2/9/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/30/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-3164, CVE-2007-1355, CVE-2007-2449, CVE-2007-2450, CVE-2007-3382, CVE-2007-3383, CVE-2007-3385, CVE-2007-5333, CVE-2007-5461