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Improper Authentication Affecting tomcat-admin-webapps package, versions <0:7.0.69-10.el7

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.18% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-TOMCATADMINWEBAPPS-2075983
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 22 Feb 2016
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Introduced: 22 Feb 2016

CVE-2016-0763 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-287 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 tomcat-admin-webapps to version 0:7.0.69-10.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat-admin-webapps package and not the tomcat-admin-webapps package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The setGlobalContext method in org/apache/naming/factory/ResourceLinkFactory.java in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M3 does not consider whether ResourceLinkFactory.setGlobalContext callers are authorized, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and read or write to arbitrary application data, or cause a denial of service (application disruption), via a web application that sets a crafted global context.

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