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Apache Tomcat Manager Detected

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 98525

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Synopsis

Apache Tomcat Manager Detected

Description

Apache Tomcat Manager has been detected on the target web application.

This may present an attacker with an exploit vector which could be leveraged using other techniques, such as a Brute-Force or Dictionary Attack, allowing an attacker to gain access to administrative functionality.

Solution

Disable or restrict access to management console using a .htaccess file taking care to cover normalized path access cases, limiting access to known IP addresses.

See Also

https://i.blackhat.com/us-18/Wed-August-8/us-18-Orange-Tsai-Breaking-Parser-Logic-Take-Your-Path-Normalization-Off-And-Pop-0days-Out-2.pdf

https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-7.0-doc/host-manager-howto.html

https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-7.0-doc/manager-howto.html

https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-8.0-doc/host-manager-howto.html

https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-8.0-doc/manager-howto.html

https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-9.0-doc/host-manager-howto.html

https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-9.0-doc/manager-howto.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 98525

Type: remote

Published: 3/27/2019

Updated: 9/7/2021

Scan Template: api, basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

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

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

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

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Reference Information