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Amazon Linux AMI : tomcat8 (ALAS-2023-1868)

2023-10-1900:00:00
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amazon linux ami
tomcat8
incomplete cleanup vulnerability
apache tomcat
http/2 protocol
denial of service
improper input validation
nessus scanner

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.813

Percentile

98.4%

The version of tomcat8 installed on the remote host is prior to 8.5.94-1.95. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS-2023-1868 advisory.

  • Incomplete Cleanup vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.When recycling various internal objects in Apache Tomcat from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M11, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.13, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.80 and from 8.5.0 through 8.5.93, an error could cause Tomcat to skip some parts of the recycling process leading to information leaking from the current request/response to the next. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M12 onwards, 10.1.14 onwards, 9.0.81 onwards or 8.5.94 onwards, which fixes the issue.
    (CVE-2023-42795)

  • The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because request cancellation can reset many streams quickly, as exploited in the wild in August through October 2023. (CVE-2023-44487)

  • Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.Tomcat from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M11, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.13, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.81 and from 8.5.0 through 8.5.93 did not correctly parse HTTP trailer headers. A specially crafted, invalid trailer header 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-M12 onwards, 10.1.14 onwards, 9.0.81 onwards or 8.5.94 onwards, which fix the issue. (CVE-2023-45648)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux AMI Security Advisory ALAS-2023-1868.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(183405);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/02/23");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-42795", "CVE-2023-44487", "CVE-2023-45648");
  script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2023/10/31");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2023-A-0534-S");
  script_xref(name:"CEA-ID", value:"CEA-2024-0004");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2023-B-0083-S");

  script_name(english:"Amazon Linux AMI : tomcat8 (ALAS-2023-1868)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of tomcat8 installed on the remote host is prior to 8.5.94-1.95. It is, therefore, affected by multiple
vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS-2023-1868 advisory.

  - Incomplete Cleanup vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.When recycling various internal objects in Apache Tomcat
    from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M11, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.13, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.80 and from
    8.5.0 through 8.5.93, an error could cause Tomcat to skip some parts of the recycling process leading to
    information leaking from the current request/response to the next. Users are recommended to upgrade to
    version 11.0.0-M12 onwards, 10.1.14 onwards, 9.0.81 onwards or 8.5.94 onwards, which fixes the issue.
    (CVE-2023-42795)

  - The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because request cancellation
    can reset many streams quickly, as exploited in the wild in August through October 2023. (CVE-2023-44487)

  - Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.Tomcat from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M11, from
    10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.13, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.81 and from 8.5.0 through 8.5.93 did not correctly
    parse HTTP trailer headers. A specially crafted, invalid trailer header 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-M12 onwards, 10.1.14 onwards, 9.0.81 onwards or
    8.5.94 onwards, which fix the issue. (CVE-2023-45648)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2023-1868.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-42795.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-44487.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-45648.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'yum update tomcat8' to update your system.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-45648");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/10/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/10/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/10/19");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat8-admin-webapps");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat8-docs-webapp");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat8-el-3.0-api");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat8-javadoc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat8-jsp-2.3-api");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat8-lib");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat8-log4j");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat8-servlet-3.1-api");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat8-webapps");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2023-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}

include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);

var alas_release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(alas_release) || !strlen(alas_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d+|-\d+)", string:alas_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (os_ver != "A")
{
  if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
  audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux AMI", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}

if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'tomcat8-8.5.94-1.95.amzn1', 'release':'ALA', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tomcat8-admin-webapps-8.5.94-1.95.amzn1', 'release':'ALA', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tomcat8-docs-webapp-8.5.94-1.95.amzn1', 'release':'ALA', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tomcat8-el-3.0-api-8.5.94-1.95.amzn1', 'release':'ALA', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tomcat8-javadoc-8.5.94-1.95.amzn1', 'release':'ALA', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tomcat8-jsp-2.3-api-8.5.94-1.95.amzn1', 'release':'ALA', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tomcat8-lib-8.5.94-1.95.amzn1', 'release':'ALA', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tomcat8-log4j-8.5.94-1.95.amzn1', 'release':'ALA', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tomcat8-servlet-3.1-api-8.5.94-1.95.amzn1', 'release':'ALA', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'tomcat8-webapps-8.5.94-1.95.amzn1', 'release':'ALA', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var reference = NULL;
  var _release = NULL;
  var sp = NULL;
  var _cpu = NULL;
  var el_string = NULL;
  var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
  var epoch = NULL;
  var allowmaj = NULL;
  var exists_check = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
  if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
    if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "tomcat8 / tomcat8-admin-webapps / tomcat8-docs-webapp / etc");
}

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.813

Percentile

98.4%