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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.9
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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-jsvcUpgrade tomcat-el-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat-javadocUpgrade tomcat-webapps | Apr 27, 2020 | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade tomcat8Upgrade tomcat80Upgrade tomcat7 | Mar 25, 2018 | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Apache Tomcat | — | Upgrade Apache Tomcat to 8.5.28Upgrade Apache Tomcat to 8.0.50Upgrade Apache Tomcat to 9.0.5Upgrade Apache Tomcat to the latest available versionUpgrade Apache Tomcat to 7.0.85 | Feb 28, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade tomcat-jsvcUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-el-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-javadocUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3.0-api | Aug 28, 2019 | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade tomcat7 | Aug 30, 2018 | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade tomcat | Feb 28, 2018 | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat-el-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3.0-api | Dec 4, 2019 | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat-el-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-admin-webapps | Dec 18, 2019 | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade tomcat-el-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3.0-apiUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat-webapps | Sep 24, 2019 | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade web/java-servlet/tomcat-8 to version 8.5.28-0.175.3.31.0.1.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/java-servlet/tomcat-8/tomcat-examples to version 8.5.28-0.175.3.31.0.1.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/java-servlet/tomcat-8/tomcat-admin to version 8.5.28-0.175.3.31.0.1.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Apr 18, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade tomcat-servlet-3.0-apiUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat-el-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-javadocUpgrade tomcat-jsvcUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat-lib | Aug 15, 2019 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| Red Hat Jboss Eap | — | Upgrade Red Hat JBoss EAP to the latest version | Sep 19, 2024 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| Red_hat Jboss_eap | — | — | Nov 14, 2019 | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade tomcat-javadocUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcatUpgrade tomcat-jsvcUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-el-2.2-apiUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3.0-api | Aug 7, 2019 | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade tomcat-el-2_2-apiUpgrade tomcat6-jsp-2_1-apiUpgrade tomcat-javadocUpgrade tomcat-webappsUpgrade tomcat6-javadocUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3_1-apiUpgrade tomcat-servlet-4_0-apiUpgrade tomcat-jsp-2_2-apiUpgrade tomcat-libUpgrade tomcat-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat6-libUpgrade tomcat6-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat6-webappsUpgrade tomcat6-servlet-2_5-apiUpgrade tomcat-docs-webappUpgrade tomcat-el-3_0-apiUpgrade tomcat-servlet-3_0-apiUpgrade tomcat6-admin-webappsUpgrade tomcat6Upgrade tomcat-jsp-2_3-apiUpgrade tomcat | Mar 27, 2018 | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade tomcat8Upgrade tomcat7Upgrade libtomcat7-javaUpgrade libtomcat8-java | Jun 8, 2018 | Feb 23, 2018 |
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