Code injection in Apache Tomcat

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU70666

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45143

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to manipulate server output.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the JsonErrorReportValve when handling type, message or description values. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and manipulate or invalidate JSON output.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Tomcat: 8.5.83 - 10.1.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:apache_tomcat:8.5.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:apache_tomcat:9.0.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:apache_tomcat:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/6a0ac6a438cbbb66b6e9c5223842f53bf0cb50aa
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.