CVE-2018-11784

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-11784
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapache
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-10-04 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2026-10-15 18:17:08 UTC
DescriptionWhen the default servlet in Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.11, 8.5.0 to 8.5.33 and 7.0.23 to 7.0.90 returned a redirect to a directory (e.g. redirecting to '/foo/' when the user requested '/foo') a specially crafted URL could be used to cause the redirect to be generated to any URI of the attackers choice.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 4.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-601 | Open Redirect

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary4.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone1 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone10 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone11 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone12 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone13 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone14 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone15 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone16 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone17 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone18 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone19 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone2 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone20 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone21 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone22 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone23 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone24 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone25 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone26 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone27 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone3 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone4 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone5 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone6 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone7 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone8 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone9 All All
Application Apache Tomcat All All All All
Application Apache Tomcat All All All All
Application Apache Tomcat All All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Netapp Snap Creator Framework - All All All
Application Oracle Communications Application Session Controller 3.7.1 All All All
Application Oracle Communications Application Session Controller 3.8.0 All All All
Application Oracle Hospitality Guest Access 4.2.0 All All All
Application Oracle Hospitality Guest Access 4.2.1 All All All
Application Oracle Instantis Enterprisetrack 17.1 All All All
Application Oracle Instantis Enterprisetrack 17.2 All All All
Application Oracle Instantis Enterprisetrack 17.3 All All All
Application Oracle Retail Order Broker 15.0 All All All
Application Oracle Retail Order Broker 5.1 All All All
Application Oracle Retail Order Broker 5.2 All All All
Application Oracle Secure Global Desktop 5.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat affected 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.11 Not specified
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat affected 8.5.0 to 8.5.33 Not specified
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat affected 7.0.23 to 7.0.90 Not specified

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