Information Exposure Affecting org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core package, versions [7.0.0,7.0.17)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHETOMCATEMBED-30962
  • published 8 Sep 2014
  • disclosed 29 Jun 2011
  • credit Unknown

Overview

org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.34, 6.x before 6.0.33, and 7.x before 7.0.17, when the MemoryUserDatabase is used, creates log entries containing passwords upon encountering errors in JMX user creation, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a log file.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

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

3.3 low
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Red Hat

3.1 low