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Apache Tomcat vulnerable to Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jan 19, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 13, 2025

Package

maven org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 8.5.7, < 8.5.64

Patched versions

8.5.64
maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (Maven)
>= 9.0.0-M11, < 9.0.44
9.0.44

Description

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 8.5.7 through 8.5.63, from 9.0.0-M11 through 9.0.43.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 8.5.64 onwards or 9.0.44 onwards, which contain a fix for the issue.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 19, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jan 19, 2024
Reviewed Jan 29, 2024
Last updated Feb 13, 2025

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(77th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2024-21733

GHSA ID

GHSA-f4qf-m5gf-8jm8

Source code

Credits

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