CVE-2015-5345 (Medium) detected in tomcat-embed-core-8.0.20.jar

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CVE-2015-5345 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - tomcat-embed-core-8.0.20.jar

Core Tomcat implementation

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-tomcat-1.2.3.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • :x: tomcat-embed-core-8.0.20.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 02e23e894c65d5a9ac94fe97a3b06758376ae333

Vulnerability Details

The Mapper component in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.30, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 processes redirects before considering security constraints and Filters, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of a directory via a URL that lacks a trailing / (slash) character.

Publish Date: 2016-02-25

URL: CVE-2015-5345

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5345

Release Date: 2016-02-25

Fix Resolution: org.apache.tomcat:catalina:6.0.45,org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core:9.0.0.M21,8.0.30,7.0.68,org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina:9.0.0.M21,8.0.30,7.0.68