Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat



| Updated: 2025-03-25
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2024-54677
CVE-2024-50379
CWE-ID CWE-400
CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Vulnerable software
 Apache Tomcat
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor Apache Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU101813

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-54677

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the examples web application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Tomcat: 9.0.0 - 11.0.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_9.0.98
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_11.0.2
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_10.1.34
https://lists.apache.org/thread/tdtbbxpg5trdwc2wnopcth9ccvdftq2n


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.

2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU101814

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50379

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to missing access restrictions to the default servlet. If the default servlet is write enabled (readonly initialisation parameter set to the non-default value of false) for a case insensitive file system, concurrent read and upload under load of the same file can bypass Tomcat's case sensitivity checks and cause an uploaded file to be treated as a JSP leading to remote code execution.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Tomcat: 9.0.0 - 11.0.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_9.0.98
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_10.1.34
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_11.0.2
https://lists.apache.org/thread/y6lj6q1xnp822g6ro70tn19sgtjmr80r
https://lists.apache.org/thread/42vjtxt4n60ydko8l69vlwlcwr0vdh7z


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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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