SB2018051706 - Information disclosure in Apache Tomcat
Published: May 17, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018051706
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8014)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to the defaults settings for the CORS filter are insecure and enable
supportsCredentials for all origins. It is expected that users of the CORS filter will have configured it appropriately for their environment rather than using it in the default configuration. A remote attacker can access important data.Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.