Improper Input Validation Affecting org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core 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)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHETOMCATEMBED-1728265
- published 13 Jul 2021
- disclosed 13 Jul 2021
- credit @ilja.farber
Introduced: 13 Jul 2021
CVE-2021-30640 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core to version 10.0.6, 9.0.46, 8.5.66, 7.0.109 or higher.
Overview
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core is a Core Tomcat implementation.
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.