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Apache Tomcat RCE Vulnerability (Mar21) - Windows
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Web Servers
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.4
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
3 years ago
Modified
Modified
3 years ago
Summary
Apache Tomcat is prone to a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability due to an incomplete fix.
Insight
Insight
The fix for CVE-2020-9484 was incomplete. When using a highly unlikely configuration edge case, the Tomcat instance is still vulnerable to CVE-2020-9484. Note that both the previously published prerequisites for CVE-2020-9484 also apply to this issue.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Apache Tomcat 7.0.x - 7.0.107, 8.5.x - 8.5.61, 9.0.0.M1 - 9.0.41 and 10.0.x prior to 10.0.1.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 7.0.108, 8.5.63, 9.0.43, 10.0.2 or later.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfe62fbf9d4c314f166fe8c668e50e5d9
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_10.0
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_9.0.4
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_8.5.6
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_7.0.1