CVE-2023-41081 (GCVE-0-2023-41081)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-13 09:30 – Updated: 2024-09-25 17:21
VLAI
Title
Apache Tomcat Connectors: Unexpected use of first declared worker in mod_jk for unmapped request
Summary
Important: Authentication Bypass CVE-2023-41081 The mod_jk component of Apache Tomcat Connectors in some circumstances, such as when a configuration included "JkOptions +ForwardDirectories" but the configuration did not provide explicit mounts for all possible proxied requests, mod_jk would use an implicit mapping and map the request to the first defined worker. Such an implicit mapping could result in the unintended exposure of the status worker and/or bypass security constraints configured in httpd. As of JK 1.2.49, the implicit mapping functionality has been removed and all mappings must now be via explicit configuration. Only mod_jk is affected by this issue. The ISAPI redirector is not affected. This issue affects Apache Tomcat Connectors (mod_jk only): from 1.2.0 through 1.2.48. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.2.49, which fixes the issue. History 2023-09-13 Original advisory 2023-09-28 Updated summary
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-25 17:18 UTC
CWE
  • Unexpected default behaviour
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat Connectors Affected: 1.2.0 , ≤ 1.2.48 (semver)
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apache tomcat_connectors Affected: 1.2.0 , ≤ 1.2.48 (custom)
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Credits
Karl von Randow
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