Apache Tomcat 7.0.41 < 7.0.90 Security Bypass

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 700680

Synopsis

The remote Apache Tomcat server is affected by Security Bypass vulnerability.

Description

The version of Apache Tomcat installed on the remote host is version 7.0.41 prior to 7.0.90. It is, therefore, affected by following vulnerability:

- A security misconfiguration vulnerability exists in Apache Tomcat prior to version 7.0.90. Hostname validation was not enabled by default when using TLS with the WebSocket client (CVE-2018-8034)

Solution

Upgrade to Apache Tomcat version 7.0.90 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 700680

Family: Web Servers

Published: 5/13/2019

Updated: 5/13/2019

Nessus ID: 104203

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:tomcat

Patch Publication Date: 7/7/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/12/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-8034

BID: 111066

Detections

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