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Apache Tomcat 5.x < 5.5.21 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 46868
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Synopsis
The remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to its self-reported version number, the instance of Apache Tomcat 5.x listening on the remote host is prior to 5.5.21. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :- The remote Apache Tomcat install is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack. The client supplied Accept-Language headers are not validated which allows an attacker to use a specially crafted URL to inject arbitrary HTML and script code into the user's browser.
(CVE-2007-1358)
- If the remote Apache Tomcat install is configured to use the SingleSignOn Valve, the JSESSIONIDSSO cookie does not have the 'secure' attribute set if authentication takes place over HTTPS. This allows the JSESSIONIDSSO cookie to be sent to the same server when HTTP content is requested. (CVE-2008-0128)
- The remote Apache Tomcat install is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability. The doRead method fails to return the proper error code for certain error conditions, which can cause POST content to be sent to different, and improper, requests. (CVE-2008-4308)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Apache Tomcat version 5.5.21 or later.See Also
https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41217
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_5.5.21
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 46868
File Name: tomcat_5_5_21.nasl
Version: 1.24
Type: combined
Agent: windows, macosx, unix
Family: Web Servers
Published: 6/11/2010
Updated: 5/6/2024
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2007-1358
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Apache Tomcat
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/6/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/5/2007