Arbitrary File Upload The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (opens in a new tab)
Threat Intelligence
Snyk has reported that there have been attempts or successful attacks targeting this vulnerability.
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- published24 Feb 2020
- disclosed20 Feb 2020
- creditChaitin Tech
Introduced: 20 Feb 2020
CVE-2020-1938 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
This was deemed not a vulnerability.
Overview
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core is a Core Tomcat implementation.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload. This is enabled by default with a default configuration port of 8009.
A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read web application files from a vulnerable server. In instances where the vulnerable server allows file uploads, an attacker could upload malicious JavaServer Pages (JSP) code within a variety of file types and trigger this vulnerability to gain remote code execution (RCE).