Unchecked Error Condition vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. If Tomcat is configured to use a custom Jakarta Authentication (formerly JASPIC) ServerAuthContext component which may throw an exception during the authentication process without explicitly setting an HTTP status to indicate failure, the authentication may not fail, allowing the user to bypass the authentication process. There are no known Jakarta Authentication components that behave in this way.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M26, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.30, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.95.
The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other EOL versions may also be affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0, 10.1.31 or 9.0.96, which fix the issue.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade tomcat-servlet-4.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.3-apiUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat-jsvcUpgrade tomcat-el-3.0-apiUpgrade tomcat | Jan 27, 2025 | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Apache Tomcat | — | Upgrade Apache Tomcat to 9.0.96Upgrade Apache Tomcat to the latest available versionUpgrade Apache Tomcat to 10.1.31Upgrade Apache Tomcat to 11.0.0 | Nov 19, 2024 | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade tomcat10Upgrade tomcat9 | Nov 25, 2024 | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade tomcat-jsp-3.1-apiUpgrade tomcat-el-5.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat-servlet-6.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-admin-webapps | Jul 10, 2025 | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade tomcat-servlet-6.0-apiUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsNo solution existsUpgrade tomcat-jsp-3.1-apiUpgrade tomcat-el-5.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-docs-webapp | Jul 9, 2025 | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade tomcat10 (Ubuntu Pro) | Jun 26, 2025 | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Nov 18, 2024 |
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