High severity · published May 22, 2023
CVE-2023-28709
The fix for CVE-2023-24998 was incomplete for Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M2 to 11.0.0-M4, 10.1.5 to 10.1.7, 9.0.71 to 9.0.73 and 8.5.85 to 8.5.87
7.5
CVSS
48%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The fix for CVE-2023-24998 was incomplete for Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M2 to 11.0.0-M4, 10.1.5 to 10.1.7, 9.0.71 to 9.0.73 and 8.5.85 to 8.5.87. If non-default HTTP connector settings were used such that the maxParameterCount could be reached using query string parameters and a request was submitted that supplied exactly maxParameterCount parameters in the query string, the limit for uploaded request parts could be bypassed with the potential for a denial of service to occur.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)48.0% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TO
Tomcat · Apache
8.5.85 through 8.5.87; 9.0.71 through 9.0.73; 10.1.5 through 10.1.7; 11.0.0; 11.0.0; 11.0.0 · source: NVD
7T
7-mode Transition Tool · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
12.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28709
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28709
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/22/1
Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread/7wvxonzwb7k9hx9jt3q33cmy7j97jo3j
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-37
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230616-0004/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5521
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