Security Alert (A23-05-12): Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat


 

Published on: 23 May 2023

  
  

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

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