Apache Tomcat up to 8.5.95/9.0.82/10.1.15/11.0.0-M10 HTTP Trailer Header request smuggling

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Tomcat up to 8.5.95/9.0.82/10.1.15/11.0.0-M10. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component HTTP Trailer Header Handler. Such manipulation leads to request smuggling. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-46589. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Tomcat up to 8.5.95/9.0.82/10.1.15/11.0.0-M10 (Application Server Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component HTTP Trailer Header Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a request smuggling vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-444. The product acts as an intermediary HTTP agent (such as a proxy or firewall) in the data flow between two entities such as a client and server, but it does not interpret malformed HTTP requests or responses in ways that are consistent with how the messages will be processed by those entities that are at the ultimate destination. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.Tomcat from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M10, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.15, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.82 and from 8.5.0 through 8.5.95 did not correctly parse HTTP trailer headers. A trailer header that exceeded the header size limit could cause Tomcat to treat a single request as multiple requests leading to the possibility of request smuggling when behind a reverse proxy. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M11 onwards, 10.1.16 onwards, 9.0.83 onwards or 8.5.96 onwards, which fix the issue.

The weakness was presented 11/28/2023 by Norihito Aimoto. The advisory is shared for download at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-46589 since 10/23/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214478 (Debian dla-3707 : libtomcat9-embed-java - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 8.5.96, 9.0.83, 10.1.16 or 11.0.0-M11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214478). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Request smuggling
CWE: CWE-444
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Nessus ID: 214478
Nessus Name: Debian dla-3707 : libtomcat9-embed-java - security update

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Tomcat 8.5.96/9.0.83/10.1.16/11.0.0-M11

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01/23/2025 +422 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: lists.apache.org
Researcher: Norihito Aimoto
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-46589 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-46589
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-246308

Entryinfo

Created: 11/28/2023 17:19
Updated: 01/23/2025 02:48
Changes: 11/28/2023 17:19 (41), 12/17/2023 19:57 (11), 07/12/2024 18:37 (26), 01/23/2025 02:48 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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Discussion

 Anonymous User (+0)
2 years ago
Good morning,
Please note that this high severity org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina Dependency vulnerability was introduced in versions 9.4.0, 9.7.0, 9.9.0, 9.10.0, 9.11.0, and 9.12.0 of Jira Software Data Center and Server.
We would greatly appreciate it if you would add the following cpe "atlassian:jira_software" OR "atlassian:jira_server".
Best regards,
CERT
 VulDB Community Team2 years ago
Unfortunately, we do not add upstream products to 3rd party components.

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