Authentication Bypass Affecting jws5-tomcat package, versions <0:9.0.87-12.redhat_00011.1.el8jws


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-JWS5TOMCAT-11186760
  • published29 Jul 2025
  • disclosed16 Jun 2025

Introduced: 16 Jun 2025

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

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 jws5-tomcat to version 0:9.0.87-12.redhat_00011.1.el8jws or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2025:11695.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jws5-tomcat package and not the jws5-tomcat package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.  When using PreResources or PostResources mounted other than at the root of the web application, it was possible to access those resources via an unexpected path. That path was likely not to be protected by the same security constraints as the expected path, allowing those security constraints to be bypassed.

This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.7, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.41, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.105.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.8, 10.1.42 or 9.0.106, which fix the issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1