vulnerability
CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-1304: Moderate: tomcat security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2019:2205)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Feb 28, 2018 | Aug 28, 2019 | May 25, 2023 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 28, 2018
Added
Aug 28, 2019
Modified
May 25, 2023
Description
The URL pattern of "" (the empty string) which exactly maps to the context root was not correctly handled in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.4, 8.5.0 to 8.5.27, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.84 when used as part of a security constraint definition. This caused the constraint to be ignored. It was, therefore, possible for unauthorised users to gain access to web application resources that should have been protected. Only security constraints with a URL pattern of the empty string were affected.
Solutions
centos-upgrade-tomcatcentos-upgrade-tomcat-admin-webappscentos-upgrade-tomcat-docs-webappcentos-upgrade-tomcat-el-2-2-apicentos-upgrade-tomcat-javadoccentos-upgrade-tomcat-jsp-2-2-apicentos-upgrade-tomcat-jsvccentos-upgrade-tomcat-libcentos-upgrade-tomcat-servlet-3-0-apicentos-upgrade-tomcat-webapps
References
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