vulnerability
Apache Tomcat: Moderate: Local Privilege Escalation (CVE-2019-12418)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 19, 2019 | Dec 19, 2019 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 19, 2019
Added
Dec 19, 2019
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
When Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.28, 8.5.0 to 8.5.47, 7.0.0 and 7.0.97 is configured with the JMX Remote Lifecycle Listener, a local attacker without access to the Tomcat process or configuration files is able to manipulate the RMI registry to perform a man-in-the-middle attack to capture user names and passwords used to access the JMX interface. The attacker can then use these credentials to access the JMX interface and gain complete control over the Tomcat instance.
Solutions
apache-tomcat-upgrade-7_0_99apache-tomcat-upgrade-8_5_49apache-tomcat-upgrade-9_0_29
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