Authentication bypass in Apache Tomcat Native Connector - CVE-2018-8020
Published: July 21, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13953
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8020
CWE-ID: CWE-592
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Tomcat Native Connector
Apache Tomcat Native Connector
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass OCSP checks.
The vulnerability exists in the OCSP responder implementation in Apache Tomcat APR/native Connector that does not properly check OCSP pre-produced responses. A remote attacker can bypass authentication and successfully authenticate with a revoked certificate when using mutual TLS.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8020
Update to version 1.2.17.