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Apache Tomcat: Moderate: Cache Poisoning (CVE-2017-7674)

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Apache Tomcat: Moderate: Cache Poisoning (CVE-2017-7674)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
08/11/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/11/2017
Modified
06/18/2019

Description

The CORS Filter in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M21, 8.5.0 to 8.5.15, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.44 and 7.0.41 to 7.0.78 did not add an HTTP Vary header indicating that the response varies depending on Origin. This permitted client and server side cache poisoning in some circumstances.

Solution(s)

  • apache-tomcat-upgrade-7_0_79
  • apache-tomcat-upgrade-8_0_45
  • apache-tomcat-upgrade-8_5_16

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