When using a VirtualDirContext with Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.80 it was possible to bypass security constraints and/or view the source code of JSPs for resources served by the VirtualDirContext using a specially crafted request.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat-jsvcUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat-javadocUpgrade tomcat-el-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3.0-api | May 17, 2023 | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade tomcat7 | May 17, 2023 | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Apache Tomcat | — | Upgrade Apache Tomcat to the latest available versionUpgrade Apache Tomcat to 7.0.81 | Sep 21, 2017 | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade tomcat7 | Feb 19, 2019 | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Hpux | — | Update hpuxws24TOMCAT to the latest version | Jun 5, 2018 | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Red Hat Jboss Eap | — | — | Sep 19, 2024 | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade tomcat-servlet-3_0-apiUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat-el-2_2-apiUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2_2-apiUpgrade tomcat-javadoc | Nov 23, 2017 | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libtomcat7-java (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade tomcat7Upgrade libtomcat7-javaUpgrade libtomcat8-javaUpgrade tomcat7 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade tomcat8 | Jun 8, 2018 | Sep 19, 2017 |
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