Apache Tomcat 9.0.x < 9.0.19 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (Windows)

The version of Tomcat installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 9.0.19. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to a bug in the way the JRE passes command line arguments to Windows. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary commands. Additionally, it is affected by a cross-site (XSS) scripting vulnerability as the SSI printenv command echoes user provided data without proper escaping.

Note that Nessus Network Monitor has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.