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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.143963
Category:Web Servers
Title:Apache Tomcat RCE Vulnerability (May 2020) - Linux
Summary:Apache Tomcat is prone to a remote code execution (RCE); vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Apache Tomcat is prone to a remote code execution (RCE)
vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
If:

- an attacker is able to control the contents and name of a file on the server and

- the server is configured to use the PersistenceManager with a FileStore and

- the PersistenceManager is configured with sessionAttributeValueClassNameFilter='null' (the default unless a
SecurityManager is used) or a sufficiently lax filter to allow the attacker provided object to be
deserialized and

- the attacker knows the relative file path from the storage location used by FileStore to the file the
attacker has control over

then, using a specifically crafted request, the attacker will be able to trigger remote code execution via
deserialization of the file under their control. Note that all of conditions must be true for the attack to
succeed.

Affected Software/OS:
Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.103, 8.5.0 to 8.5.54, 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.34 and
10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0-M4.

Solution:
Update to version 7.0.104, 8.5.55, 9.0.35, 10.0.0-M5 or later.

CVSS Score:
4.4

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-9484
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10332
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200528-0005/
Debian Security Information: DSA-4727 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4727
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WJ7XHKWJWDNWXUJH6UB7CLIW4TWOZ26N/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GIQHXENTLYUNOES4LXVNJ2NCUQQRF5VJ/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jun/6
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-21
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157924/Apache-Tomcat-CVE-2020-9484-Proof-Of-Concept.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r77eae567ed829da9012cadb29af17f2df8fa23bf66faf88229857bb1%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfe62fbf9d4c314f166fe8c668e50e5d9dd882a99447f26f0367474bf@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00020.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00026.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00010.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/01/2
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfe62fbf9d4c314f166fe8c668e50e5d9dd882a99447f26f0367474bf@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7bc247fffcb1d58415215c861d2354bd653c86266230d78a93c71ae2@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb1c0fb105ce2b93b7ec6fc1b77dd208022621a91c12d1f580813cfed@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfe62fbf9d4c314f166fe8c668e50e5d9dd882a99447f26f0367474bf@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6d5d57b114678d8898005faef31e9fd6d7c981fcc4ccfc3bc272fc9@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc1778b38e74b5b6142414d57623bd55b023a72361f422836782fca3c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf70f53af27e04869bdac18b1fc14a3ee529e59eb12292c8791a77926@%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26950738f4b4ca2d256597cf391d52d3450fa665c297ea5ca38f5469@%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfe62fbf9d4c314f166fe8c668e50e5d9dd882a99447f26f0367474bf@%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb51ccd58b2152fc75125b2406fc93e04ca9d34e737263faa6ff0f41f@%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8a2ac0e476dbfc1e6440b09dcc782d444ad635d6da26f0284725a5dc@%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r11ce01e8a4c7269b88f88212f21830edf73558997ac7744f37769b77@%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc8473b08abdf3c16494ed817bec1717a0ee0c8080315bc27db5f21c3@%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf59c72572b9fee674a5d5cc6afeca4ffc3918a02c354a81cc50b7119@%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r123b3ebe389f46f9d337923f393cdae4d3e9b78d982d706712f0898c@%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raa4123e472175bb052fbba165d37187cea923f755e8f3f30d124cb3f@%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8dd19c514face6dd85fd4eab0271854883f40c7307926c1f7cd5400c@%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0711 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00057.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4448-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4596-1/
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