Improper Input Validation Affecting org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina package, versions [10.0.0-M1,10.0.6) [9.0.0.M1,9.0.46) [8.5.0,8.5.66) [7.0.0,7.0.109)


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.2% (58th percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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SUSE
6.5 medium
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Red Hat
6.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHETOMCAT-1316666
  • published 13 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 13 Jul 2021
  • credit @ilja.farber

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina to version 10.0.6, 9.0.46, 8.5.66, 7.0.109 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina is a Tomcat Servlet Engine Core Classes and Standard implementations.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. Queries made by the JNDI Realm did not always correctly escape parameters. Parameter values could be sourced from user provided data (e.g., user names) as well as configuration data provided by an administrator. In limited circumstances it was possible for users to authenticate using variations of their user name and/or to bypass some of the protection provided by the LockOut Realm.