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FreeBSD : tomcat -- Security constraints ignored or applied too late (55c4233e-1844-11e8-a712-0025908740c2)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 107043
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Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.Description
The Apache Software Foundation reports :Security constraints defined by annotations of Servlets were only applied once a Servlet had been loaded. Because security constraints defined in this way apply to the URL pattern and any URLs below that point, it was possible - depending on the order Servlets were loaded - for some security constraints not to be applied. This could have exposed resources to users who were not authorised to access them.
The URL pattern of '' (the empty string) which exactly maps to the context root was not correctly handled 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.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 107043
File Name: freebsd_pkg_55c4233e184411e8a7120025908740c2.nasl
Version: 3.8
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 2/28/2018
Updated: 11/10/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:tomcat, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info
Patch Publication Date: 2/23/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/23/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-1304, CVE-2018-1305