Apache Tomcat up to 8.5.85/9.0.71/10.1.5/11.0.0-M2 RemoteIpFilter unprotected transport of credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apache Tomcat up to 8.5.85/9.0.71/10.1.5/11.0.0-M2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component RemoteIpFilter Handler. Such manipulation leads to unprotected transport of credentials. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-28708. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apache Tomcat up to 8.5.85/9.0.71/10.1.5/11.0.0-M2 (Application Server Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component RemoteIpFilter Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unprotected transport of credentials vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-523. Login pages do not use adequate measures to protect the user name and password while they are in transit from the client to the server. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

When using the RemoteIpFilter with requests received from a reverse proxy via HTTP that include the X-Forwarded-Proto header set to https, session cookies created by Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M1 to 11.0.0.-M2, 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.5, 9.0.0-M1 to 9.0.71 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.85 did not include the secure attribute. This could result in the user agent transmitting the session cookie over an insecure channel. Older, EOL versions may also be affected.

The weakness was published 03/22/2023. The advisory is shared for download at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-28708 since 03/21/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1557.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 210913 (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Tomcat vulnerabilities (USN-7106-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 8.5.86, 9.0.72, 10.1.6 or 11.0.0-M3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (210913) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-0829). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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Class: Unprotected transport of credentials
CWE: CWE-523 / CWE-522
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 210913
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Tomcat vulnerabilities (USN-7106-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Tomcat 8.5.86/9.0.72/10.1.6/11.0.0-M3

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03/22/2023 +1 days 🔍
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11/06/2025 +959 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: lists.apache.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28708 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28708
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-223580
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/22/2023 12:59
Updated: 11/06/2025 00:19
Changes: 03/22/2023 12:59 (41), 04/12/2023 23:57 (11), 11/14/2024 01:38 (17), 10/29/2025 16:04 (1), 11/06/2025 00:19 (1)
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