Information disclosure in Apache Tomcat JK ISAPI Connector - CVE-2014-8111
Published: October 6, 2016 / Updated: October 7, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU795
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8111
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Tomcat JK ISAPI Connector
Apache Tomcat JK ISAPI Connector
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to access potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness is caused by access control error. Using a request URI containing multiple adjacent slashes attackers are able to bypass the restrictions of a JkUnmount directive.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability leads to information disclosure on the vulnerable system.
The weakness is caused by access control error. Using a request URI containing multiple adjacent slashes attackers are able to bypass the restrictions of a JkUnmount directive.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability leads to information disclosure on the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-8111
Update to version 1.2.41.