Apache Tomcat 7.0.x < 7.0.17 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5996
Synopsis
The remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to its self-reported version number, the instance of Apache Tomcat 7.x listening on the remote host is prior to 7.0.17. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities:- An error handling issue exists related to the MemoryUserDatabase that allows user passwords to be disclosed through log files. (CVE-2011-2204)
- If loaded before other web applications, a malicious web application can potentially access or modify the web.xml, context.xml, and TLD files of other web applications on the system. (CVE-2011-2481)
- An input validation error exists that allows a local attacker to either bypass security or carry out denial of service attacks when the APR or NIO connectors are enabled. (CVE-2011-2526)
Note that Nessus Network Monitor has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Apache Tomcat 7.0.19 or later. Note that versions 7.0.17 and 7.0.18 are not affected but were never officially released.See Also
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_7.0.19
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 5996
Family: Web Servers
Published: 8/1/2011
Updated: 3/6/2019
Nessus ID: 55759
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.4
Temporal Score: 3.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patch Publication Date: 7/19/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/27/2011