Incorrectly Documented Search Algorithm Affecting org.apache.tomcat:tomcat package, versions [,7.0.84)[8.0.0-RC1,8.0.48)[8.5.0,8.5.24)[9.0.0.M1,9.0.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.32% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHETOMCAT-32068
  • published11 Feb 2018
  • disclosed31 Jan 2018
  • creditMichael Grenier

Introduced: 31 Jan 2018

CVE-2017-15706  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat to versions 9.0.2, 8.5.24, 8.0.48, 7.0.84 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat is an open source implementation of the Java Servlet, JavaServer Pages, Java Expression Language and Java WebSocket technologies.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrectly Documented search algorithm. The documentation included an updated description of the search algorithm used by the CGI Servlet to identify which script to execute.

CVSS Scores

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