HTTP Request Smuggling Affecting tomcat9-servlet-4.0-api package, versions <1:9.0.82-1.amzn2023.0.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.6% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-TOMCAT9SERVLET40API-6147153
  • published9 Jan 2024
  • disclosed28 Nov 2023

Introduced: 28 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-46589  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-444  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 tomcat9-servlet-4.0-api to version 1:9.0.82-1.amzn2023.0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2024-471.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat9-servlet-4.0-api package and not the tomcat9-servlet-4.0-api package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.Tomcat from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M10, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.15, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.82 and from 8.5.0 through 8.5.95 did not correctly parse HTTP trailer headers. A trailer header that exceeded the header size limit could cause Tomcat to treat a single request as multiple requests leading to the possibility of request smuggling when behind a reverse proxy.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M11 onwards, 10.1.16 onwards, 9.0.83 onwards or 8.5.96 onwards, which fix the issue.

CVSS Scores

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