CVE-2025-24813

critical

Description

Path Equivalence: 'file.Name' (Internal Dot) leading to Remote Code Execution and/or Information disclosure and/or malicious content added to uploaded files via write enabled Default Servlet in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.2, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.34, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.98. If all of the following were true, a malicious user was able to view security sensitive files and/or inject content into those files: - writes enabled for the default servlet (disabled by default) - support for partial PUT (enabled by default) - a target URL for security sensitive uploads that was a sub-directory of a target URL for public uploads - attacker knowledge of the names of security sensitive files being uploaded - the security sensitive files also being uploaded via partial PUT If all of the following were true, a malicious user was able to perform remote code execution: - writes enabled for the default servlet (disabled by default) - support for partial PUT (enabled by default) - application was using Tomcat's file based session persistence with the default storage location - application included a library that may be leveraged in a deserialization attack Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.3, 10.1.35 or 9.0.99, which fixes the issue.

References

https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/critical-flaw-in-apache-parquet-allows.html

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/04/01/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/apache-tomcat-rce-vulnerability-exploit

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-24813-mitigate-apache-tomcat-rce

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-24813-detect-apache-tomcat-rce

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250321-0001/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00003.html

https://lists.apache.org/thread/j5fkjv2k477os90nczf2v9l61fb0kkgq

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/10/5

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-03-10

Updated: 2025-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

CVSS v4

Base Score: 9.2

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: Critical