Medium severity · published Oct 4, 2018
CVE-2018-11784
When the default servlet in Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.11, 8.5.0 to 8.5.33 and 7.0.23 to 7.0.90 returned a redirect to a directory (e.g
4.3
CVSS
97.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
When the default servlet in Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.11, 8.5.0 to 8.5.33 and 7.0.23 to 7.0.90 returned a redirect to a directory (e.g. redirecting to '/foo/' when the user requested '/foo') a specially crafted URL could be used to cause the redirect to be generated to any URI of the attackers choice.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)97.7% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TO
Tomcat · Apache
9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.11; 8.5.0 to 8.5.33; 7.0.23 to 7.0.90 · source: vendor, NVD
CA
Communications Application Session Controller · Oracle
3.7.1; 3.8.0 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0; 7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
HG
Hospitality Guest Access · Oracle
4.2.0; 4.2.1 · source: NVD
IE
Instantis Enterprisetrack · Oracle
17.1; 17.2; 17.3 · source: NVD
RO
Retail Order Broker · Oracle
5.1; 5.2; 15.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11784
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11784
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00030.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00056.html
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163456/Apache-Tomcat-9.0.0M1-Open-Redirect.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105524
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0130
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0131
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