The URL pattern of "" (the empty string) which exactly maps to the context root was not correctly handled in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.4, 8.5.0 to 8.5.27, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.84 when used as part of a security constraint definition. This caused the constraint to be ignored. It was, therefore, possible for unauthorised users to gain access to web application resources that should have been protected. Only security constraints with a URL pattern of the empty string were affected.
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Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DLA-1301-1 | tomcat7 security update |
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DLA-1400-1 | tomcat7 security update |
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DLA-1450-1 | tomcat8 security update |
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DSA-4281-1 | tomcat8 security update |
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EUVD-2018-0522 | The URL pattern of "" (the empty string) which exactly maps to the context root was not correctly handled in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.4, 8.5.0 to 8.5.27, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.84 when used as part of a security constraint definition. This caused the constraint to be ignored. It was, therefore, possible for unauthorised users to gain access to web application resources that should have been protected. Only security constraints with a URL pattern of the empty string were affected. |
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GHSA-6rxj-58jh-436r | Apache Tomcat unauthorized access vulnerability |
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USN-3665-1 | Tomcat vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-17T01:35:47.135Z
Reserved: 2017-12-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-1304

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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-02-28T20:29:00.227
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:59:35.043
Link: CVE-2018-1304


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