GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-8vmx-qmch-mpqg Apache Tomcat OS Command Injection vulnerability

HIGH Published 2019-04-18 Modified 2023-12-08 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2019-0232
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-78
Reviewed
2020-06-16

Affected packages

• Maven org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core: >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.17 → fixed in 9.0.17 • Maven org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core: >= 8.0.0, < 8.5.40 → fixed in 8.5.40 • Maven org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core: >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.94 → fixed in 7.0.94

Description

When running on Windows with enableCmdLineArguments enabled, the CGI Servlet in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.17, 8.5.0 to 8.5.39 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.93 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution due to a bug in the way the JRE passes command line arguments to Windows. The CGI Servlet is disabled by default. The CGI option enableCmdLineArguments is disable by default in Tomcat 9.0.x (and will be disabled by default in all versions in response to this vulnerability). For a detailed explanation of the JRE behaviour, see Markus Wulftange's blog (https://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2016/02/java-and-command-line-injections-in-windows.html) and this archived MSDN blog (https://web.archive.org/web/20161228144344/https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/twistylittlepassagesallalike/2011/04/23/everyone-quotes-command-line-arguments-the-wrong-way/).

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2019-0232 When running on Windows with enableCmdLineArguments enabled, the CGI Servlet in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.17, 8.5.0 to 8.5.39 and 7.0.0… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness

References