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Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 < 8.5.40 Remote Code Execution on Windows

high Web App Scanning Plugin ID 98540

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Synopsis

Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 < 8.5.40 Remote Code Execution on Windows

Description

The version of Apache Tomcat installed on the remote host is 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.17, 8.5.0 to 8.5.39 or 7.0.0 to 7.0.93. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability when running on Windows with enableCmdLineArguments enabled due to a bug in the way the JRE passes command line arguments to Windows.

Note that the scanner has not attempted to exploit these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Apache Tomcat version 8.5.40 or later.

See Also

https://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_8.5.40

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 98540

Type: remote

Published: 4/18/2019

Updated: 3/14/2023

Scan Template: api, basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-0232

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-0232

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/15/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/15/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-0232

BID: 107906