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Access Restriction Bypass Affecting tomcat8-jsp-2.3-api package, versions <0:8.0.32-1.59.amzn1

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.8% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-TOMCAT8JSP23API-1695054
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed25 Feb 2016
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Introduced: 25 Feb 2016

CVE-2016-0714  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 tomcat8-jsp-2.3-api to version 0:8.0.32-1.59.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2016-679.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat8-jsp-2.3-api package and not the tomcat8-jsp-2.3-api package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

The session-persistence implementation in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 mishandles session attributes, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a web application that places a crafted object in a session.

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