certfr_avis - certfr-2023-avi-0982

CERTFR-2023-AVI-0982

Vulnerability from certfr_avis

Une vulnérabilité a été découverte dans Apache Tomcat. Elle permet à un attaquant de provoquer un contournement de la politique de sécurité.

Solution

Se référer au bulletin de sécurité de l'éditeur pour l'obtention des correctifs (cf. section Documentation).

None

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Description
Apache	Tomcat	Tomcat versions 8.x antérieures à 8.5.96
Apache	Tomcat	Tomcat versions 10.x antérieures à 10.1.16
Apache	Tomcat	Tomcat versions 9.x antérieures à 9.0.83

References

Title

Publication Time

CVE-2023-46589 (GCVE-0-2023-46589)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2023-11-28 15:31

Modified

2025-08-21 13:49

Severity ?

CWE

CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling')

Summary

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.Tomcat from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M10, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.15, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.82 and from 8.5.0 through 8.5.95 did not correctly parse HTTP trailer headers. A trailer header that exceeded the header size limit could cause Tomcat to treat a single request as multiple requests leading to the possibility of request smuggling when behind a reverse proxy. Older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M11 onwards, 10.1.16 onwards, 9.0.83 onwards or 8.5.96 onwards, which fix the issue.

References

URL

Tags

	https://lists.apache.org/thread/0rqq6ktozqc42ro8hhxdmmdjm1k1tpxr	vendor-advisory
	https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/28/2

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Apache Software Foundation	Apache Tomcat	Version: 11.0.0-M1 ≤ 11.0.0-M10 Version: 10.1.0-M1 ≤ 10.1.15 Version: 9.0.0-M1 ≤ 9.0.82 Version: 8.5.0 ≤ 8.5.95

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
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Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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