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Apache Tomcat 7.0.x < 7.0.54 / 8.0.x < 8.0.8 XML Parser Information Disclosure

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8921

Synopsis

The remote Apache Tomcat server is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the instance of Apache Tomcat 8.0.x listening on the remote host is a version prior to 8.0.5.
It is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.
An error exists that allows undesired XML parsers to be injected into the application by a malicious web application, the bypassing security controls, and the processing of external XML entities.

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

Solution

Update to Apache Tomcat version 7.0.54 or 8.0.8 or later.\n\nNote that while version 8.0.6 fixes these issues, that version as well as 8.0.7 were not officially released, and the vendor recommends upgrading to 8.0.8 or later.

See Also

http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_8.0.8,http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_7.0.54

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 8921

Family: Web Servers

Published: 3/2/2015

Updated: 5/20/2019

Nessus ID: 74247

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:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:tomcat

Patch Publication Date: 5/21/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/27/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0119

BID: 67669