Improper Access Control Affecting tomcat-jsp-2.2-api package, versions <0:7.0.54-8.el7_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-TOMCATJSP22API-5117236
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 May 2015

Introduced: 14 May 2015

CVE-2014-7810  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 tomcat-jsp-2.2-api to version 0:7.0.54-8.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2046.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat-jsp-2.2-api package and not the tomcat-jsp-2.2-api package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Expression Language (EL) implementation in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.44, 7.x before 7.0.58, and 8.x before 8.0.16 does not properly consider the possibility of an accessible interface implemented by an inaccessible class, which allows attackers to bypass a SecurityManager protection mechanism via a web application that leverages use of incorrect privileges during EL evaluation.

References

CVSS Scores

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