Security bypass in Apache Tomcat
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-5664 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Apache Tomcat Server applications / Web servers |
| Vendor | Apache Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Security bypass
EUVDB-ID: #VU6950
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5664
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper handling of certain HTTP request methods for static error pages in Default Servlet. A remote attacker can bypass HTTP method restrictions and cause the error page to be deleted or replaced.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information modification.
Update to version 7.0.78, 8.0.44, 8.5.15, 9.0.0.M21.
Vulnerable software versionsApache Tomcat: 7.0.0 - 9.0.0-M15
External linkshttp://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a42c48e37398d76334e17089e43ccab945238b8b7896538478d76066@%3Cann...
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
