GHSA-4V3G-G84W-HV7R

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:02 – Updated: 2024-04-18 17:05
VLAI
Summary
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in Apache Tomcat
Details

In Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9, 8.5.0 to 8.5.4, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36, 7.0.0 to 7.0.70 and 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 a malicious web application was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via a Tomcat utility method that was accessible to web applications.

Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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  "id": "GHSA-4v3g-g84w-hv7r",
  "modified": "2024-04-18T17:05:59Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:02:15Z",
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  "summary": "Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in Apache Tomcat"
}


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