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Apache Tomcat < 9.0.18 Vulnerability

critical Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 701436

Synopsis

The remote Apache Tomcat server is affected by Vulnerability

Description

The version of Apache Tomcat installed on the remote host is < 9.0.18. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the fixed_in_apache_tomcat_9.0.18_security-9 advisory. Note that Nessus Network Monitor 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 9.0.18 or later.

See Also

https://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2016/02/java-and-command-line-injections-in-windows.html,https://web.archive.org/web/20161228144344/https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/twistylittlepassagesallalike/2011/04/23/everyone-quotes-command-line-arguments-the-wrong-way/,https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/4b244d8,https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_9.0.18

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 701436

Family: Web Servers

Published: 5/24/2023

Updated: 5/24/2023

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:tomcat

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/13/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-0232

BID: 107906