GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-372q-33vh-8mpc Inconsistent documentation in Apache Tomcat

MEDIUM Published 2022-05-14 Modified 2023-12-08 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2017-15706
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-1068, CWE-358
Reviewed
2022-11-03

Affected packages

• Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat: >= 9.0.0.M22, < 9.0.2 → fixed in 9.0.2 • Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat: >= 8.5.16, < 8.5.24 → fixed in 8.5.24 • Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat: >= 8.0.45, < 8.0.48 → fixed in 8.0.48 • Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat: >= 7.0.79, < 7.0.84 → fixed in 7.0.84

Description

As part of the fix for bug 61201, the documentation for Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M22 to 9.0.1, 8.5.16 to 8.5.23, 8.0.45 to 8.0.47 and 7.0.79 to 7.0.82 included an updated description of the search algorithm used by the CGI Servlet to identify which script to execute. The update was not correct. As a result, some scripts may have failed to execute as expected and other scripts may have been executed unexpectedly. Note that the behaviour of the CGI servlet has remained unchanged in this regard. It is only the documentation of the behaviour that was wrong and has been corrected.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2017-15706 As part of the fix for bug 61201, the documentation for Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M22 to 9.0.1, 8.5.16 to 8.5.23, 8.0.45 to 8.0.47 and 7.0.79 to… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-1068 Inconsistency Between Implementation and Documented Design weakness
  • CWE-358 Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard weakness

References