Description:
The Apache Software Foundation released a security update to address a vulnerability in the Apache Tomcat. A remote attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to the affected systems.
Affected Systems:
- Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M2 to 11.0.0-M4
- Apache Tomcat 10.1.5 to 10.1.7
- Apache Tomcat 9.0.71 to 9.0.73
- Apache Tomcat 8.5.85 to 8.5.87
Impact:
A successful exploitation of the vulnerability could lead to denial of service or security restriction bypass on an affected system.
Recommendation:
The Apache Software Foundation has released new version of the product to address the issue and they can be downloaded at the following URLs:
- https://tomcat.apache.org/download-11.cgi#11.0.0-M6
- https://tomcat.apache.org/download-10.cgi#10.1.9
- https://tomcat.apache.org/download-90.cgi#9.0.75
- https://tomcat.apache.org/download-80.cgi#8.5.89
More Information:
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_8.5.88
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_9.0.74
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_10.1.8
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_11.0.0-M5
- https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/apache-tomcat-multiple-vulnerabilities_20230523
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28709
