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CVE-2018-1304

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 7.0.8...

Published: Feb 28, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
5.9CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
17.7%
Top 3.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Apache Tomcat unauthorized access vulnerability

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-coreMavenOSS Libraries
Managed File TransferOracle Corp.
On-prem
Databases / relational
TomcatApache Software Foundation
On-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
FMW PlatformOracle Corp.
On-prem
Databases / relational
MICROS Relate CRM SoftwareOracle Corp.
On-prem
Databases / relational
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
oracle corp.commercialUSDatabasesaka oracle
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1304
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/apache/tomcat80/commit/9e700b93e3bf5c605267d20568a964169f9e0b79
github.com
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/723ea6a5bc5e7bc49e5ef84273c3b3c164a6a4fd
github.com
and 65 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Feb 28, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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