SB2022012708 - Privilege escalation in Apache Tomcat
Published: January 27, 2022 Updated: January 28, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022012708
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23181)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a time of check, time of use flaw when configured to persist sessions using the FileStore. A local user can perform certain actions which lead to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation (code execution with Tomcat process privileges).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.