CVE-2022-42252 (High) detected in tomcat-embed-core-9.0.21.jar

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CVE-2022-42252 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - tomcat-embed-core-9.0.21.jar

Core Tomcat implementation

Library home page: https://tomcat.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/tomcat/embed/tomcat-embed-core/9.0.21/tomcat-embed-core-9.0.21.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-2.1.6.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-boot-starter-tomcat-2.1.6.RELEASE.jar
    • ❌ tomcat-embed-core-9.0.21.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

If Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 to 8.5.82, 9.0.0-M1 to 9.0.67, 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.26 or 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.0 was configured to ignore invalid HTTP headers via setting rejectIllegalHeader to false (the default for 8.5.x only), Tomcat did not reject a request containing an invalid Content-Length header making a request smuggling attack possible if Tomcat was located behind a reverse proxy that also failed to reject the request with the invalid header.

Publish Date: 2022-11-01

URL: CVE-2022-42252

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-p22x-g9px-3945

Release Date: 2022-11-01

Fix Resolution: org.apache.tomcat:tomcat:8.5.83,9.0.68,10.0.27,10.1.1