vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2023-28708: Security patch for tomcat (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Mar 22, 2023 | May 3, 2023 | May 20, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Mar 22, 2023
Added
May 3, 2023
Modified
May 20, 2026
Description
When using the RemoteIpFilter with requests received from a reverse proxy via HTTP that include the X-Forwarded-Proto header set to https, session cookies created by Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M1 to 11.0.0.-M2, 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.5, 9.0.0-M1 to 9.0.71 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.85 did not include the secure attribute. This could result in the user agent transmitting the session cookie over an insecure channel.
Older, EOL versions may also be affected.
Solutions
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcatamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-admin-webappsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-docs-webappamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-el-2-2-apiamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-el-3-0-apiamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-javadocamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-jsp-2-2-apiamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-jsp-2-3-apiamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-jsvcamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-libamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-servlet-3-0-apiamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-servlet-3-1-apiamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-servlet-4-0-apiamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tomcat-webapps
References
Rapid7 Labs
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