Apache Tomcat 7.0.41 < 7.0.79 Cache Poisoning Vulnerability

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 700673

Synopsis

The remote Apache Tomcat server is affected by a cache poisoning vulnerability.

Description

The version of Apache Tomcat installed on the remote host is 7.0.41 or later but prior to 7.0.79. It is, therefore, affected by a flaw in the CORS filter where the HTTP Vary header is not properly added. This allows a remote attacker to conduct client-side and server-side cache poisoning attacks.

Note that Nessus Network Monitor has not attempted to exploit this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Apache Tomcat version 7.0.79 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 700673

Family: Web Servers

Published: 5/13/2019

Updated: 5/13/2019

Nessus ID: 102587

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:tomcat

Patch Publication Date: 7/1/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/16/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7674

BID: 100280

Detections

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