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RHEL 8 / 9 : Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.1.0 (RHSA-2025:3608)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 234285
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.1.0.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 / 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2025:3608 advisory.Red Hat JBoss Web Server is a fully integrated and certified set of components for hosting Java web applications. It is comprised of the Apache Tomcat Servlet container, JBoss HTTP Connector (mod_cluster), the PicketLink Vault extension for Apache Tomcat, and the Tomcat Native library.
This release of Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.1.0 serves as a replacement for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.0.5.
This release includes bug fixes, enhancements and component upgrades, which are documented in the Release Notes that are linked to in the References section.
Security Fix(es):
* org.apache.tomcat/tomcat: Apache Tomcat: Authentication bypass when using Jakarta Authentication API [jws-6] (CVE-2024-52316)
* org.apache.tomcat/tomcat: Apache Tomcat: DoS in examples web application [jws-6] (CVE-2024-54677)
* tomcat: Potential RCE and/or information disclosure and/or information corruption with partial PUT [jws-6] (CVE-2025-24813)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.1.0 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2025:3608.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
http://www.nessus.org/u?247f39aa
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2326972
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2332815
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2351129
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 234285
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2025-3608.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 4/13/2025
Updated: 4/13/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.5
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-24813
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 9.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jws6-tomcat-native, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jws6-tomcat-jakartaee-migration, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jws6-tomcat-webapps, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jws6-tomcat-selinux, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jws6-tomcat, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jws6-tomcat-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jws6-tomcat-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jws6-tomcat-lib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jws6-tomcat-docs-webapp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jws6-tomcat-el-5.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jws6-tomcat-servlet-6.0-api, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jws6-tomcat-jsp-3.1-api
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/7/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/9/2024
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 4/22/2025