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CVE-2005-4836: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

May 1, 2022 (updated September 18, 2023)

The HTTP/1.1 connector in Apache Tomcat 4.1.15 through 4.1.40 does not reject NULL bytes in a URL when allowLinking is configured, which allows remote attackers to read JSP source files and obtain sensitive information.

References

  • tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
  • www.securityfocus.com/bid/28483
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-qrcx-p4rr-g48h
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4836

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.1.15 up to 4.1.40

Solution

Unfortunately, there is no solution available yet.

Impact 7.8 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Source file

maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat/CVE-2005-4836.yml

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