Detections
Analytics
Apache Tomcat 4.1.x < 4.1.39 / 5.5.x < 5.5.27 / 6.0.x < 6.0.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 4614
Synopsis
The remote host is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.Description
The remote host is running Apache Tomcat.This version of Tomcat is reported to be vulnerable to several flaws. First, the application fails to sanitize user input to the 'RequestDispatcher' method. An attacker exploiting this flaw could request content outside the web root (typically through the use of '../' or similar sequences). If successful, the attacker could gain access to confidential data. Second, the application is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack via the 'HttpServerResponse.sendError()' function. The user-supplied data is echoed back within the response headers and could lead to arbitrary code being executed within the browser of Tomcat clients.
Solution
Upgrade or patch according to vendor recommendations.See Also
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_4.1.39
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_5.5.27
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_6.0.18
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 4614
Family: Web Servers
Published: 8/5/2008
Updated: 3/6/2019
Nessus ID: 47578
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:apache:tomcat