Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Affecting org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core package, versions [ ,9.0.106)[10.1.0-M1,10.1.42)[11.0.0-M1,11.0.8)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHETOMCATEMBED-10365310
  • published17 Jun 2025
  • disclosed16 Jun 2025
  • creditGreg K

Introduced: 16 Jun 2025

NewCVE-2025-49125  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-288  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core to version 9.0.106, 10.1.42, 11.0.8 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core is a Core Tomcat implementation.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel due to how PreResources or PostResources handle pre-resources or post-resources mounted at non-root locations. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to protected resources by crafting requests to unexpected paths that bypass intended security constraints.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1