Arbitrary File Upload Affecting org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-util package, versions [7.0.0, 7.0.40)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    6.81% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHETOMCAT-6056425
  • published 25 Dec 2016
  • disclosed 19 Jan 2014
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-util to version 7.0.40 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-util is a Common code shared by multiple Tomcat components.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in certain situations involving outdated java.io.File code and a custom JMX configuration, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading and accessing a JSP file.

NOTE: This vulnerability has also been identified as: CVE-2013-2185

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
7.3 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low
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NVD

6.3 medium
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Red Hat

7.3 high