Privilege escalation in Apache Tomcat
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-23181 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Apache Tomcat Server applications / Web servers |
| Vendor | Apache Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerabilities.
Updated: 28.01.2021
Updated vulnerability description, updated list of affected and and fixed versions.
1) Security restrictions bypass
EUVDB-ID: #VU60079
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23181
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a time of check, time of use flaw when configured to persist sessions using the FileStore. A local user can perform certain actions which lead to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation (code execution with Tomcat process privileges).
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsApache Tomcat: 8.5.0 - 10.1.0-M9
External linkshttp://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
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.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
