QID 730734

Date Published: 2023-02-22

QID 730734: Apache Tomcat Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability (CVE-2023-24998)

Apache Tomcat is an open source web server and servlet container developed by the Apache Software Foundation.

Apache Tomcat uses a packaged renamed copy of Apache Commons FileUpload to provide the file upload functionality defined in the Jakarta Servlet specification. Apache Tomcat was, therefore, also vulnerable to the Apache Commons FileUpload vulnerability CVE-2023-24998 as there was no limit to the number of request parts processed. This resulted in the possibility of an attacker triggering a DoS with a malicious upload or series of uploads.

Affected versions:
Apache Tomcat 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.4

QID Detection Logic (Unauthenticated):
This QID sends a HTTP GET request to an invalid URL and based on the response confirms the vulnerable instance of Apache Tomcat running on the host.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could reveal sensitive information to an unauthorized attacker.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to upgrade Apache Tomcat to the new version to remediate this vulnerability. For more information please refer to Apache Tomcat Security Advisory.

Vendor References

Apache_Tomcat_10.1.5 - tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_10.1.5

CVEs related to QID 730734

CVE-2023-24998 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
Apache Tomcat			tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_10.1.5

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