Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Tomcat vulnerabilities (USN-8551-1)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8551-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <https://ubuntu.com/security/notices>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(327338);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/07/16");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2026-43515",
    "CVE-2026-50229",
    "CVE-2026-53404",
    "CVE-2026-55276"
  );
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2026-A-0475");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2026-A-0642");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"8551-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Tomcat vulnerabilities (USN-8551-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the USN-8551-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled authorization when multiple method constraints defined
    the same HTTP method. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authorization
    restrictions. (CVE-2026-43515)

    It was discovered that the Tomcat number guess example application did not properly sanitize user-supplied
    input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject malicious scripts, resulting in cross-site
    scripting. (CVE-2026-50229)

    It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly evaluated rewrite valve conditions in certain configurations. An
    attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass rewrite rules, resulting in unauthorized access.
    (CVE-2026-53404)

    It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly omitted certain authorization information when logging the
    effective web.xml configuration. An attacker could possibly use this issue to hide authorization
    constraints, resulting in reduced auditability. (CVE-2026-55276)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

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://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8551-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-55276");

  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:"2026/05/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/07/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/07/16");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libservlet3.1-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libtomcat8-embed-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libtomcat8-java");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:tomcat8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:tomcat8-admin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:tomcat8-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:tomcat8-examples");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:tomcat8-user");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"II");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2026 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "ubuntu_pro_sub_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');

if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('16.04' >< os_release || '18.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 16.04 / 18.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);
var ubuntu_pro_detected = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/Pro/Services/esm-apps');
ubuntu_pro_detected = !empty_or_null(ubuntu_pro_detected);

var pro_caveat_needed = FALSE;

var pkgs = [
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libservlet3.1-java', 'pkgver': '8.0.32-1ubuntu1.13+esm2', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libtomcat8-java', 'pkgver': '8.0.32-1ubuntu1.13+esm2', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'tomcat8', 'pkgver': '8.0.32-1ubuntu1.13+esm2', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'tomcat8-admin', 'pkgver': '8.0.32-1ubuntu1.13+esm2', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'tomcat8-common', 'pkgver': '8.0.32-1ubuntu1.13+esm2', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'tomcat8-examples', 'pkgver': '8.0.32-1ubuntu1.13+esm2', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'tomcat8-user', 'pkgver': '8.0.32-1ubuntu1.13+esm2', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libtomcat8-embed-java', 'pkgver': '8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm6', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libtomcat8-java', 'pkgver': '8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm6', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'tomcat8', 'pkgver': '8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm6', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'tomcat8-admin', 'pkgver': '8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm6', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'tomcat8-common', 'pkgver': '8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm6', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'tomcat8-examples', 'pkgver': '8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm6', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'tomcat8-user', 'pkgver': '8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm6', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var osver = NULL;
  var pkgname = NULL;
  var pkgver = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['osver'])) osver = package_array['osver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgname'])) pkgname = package_array['pkgname'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgver'])) pkgver = package_array['pkgver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  var pro_required = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['ubuntu_pro'])) pro_required = package_array['ubuntu_pro'];
  if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
    if (deb_check(release:osver, prefix:pkgname, reference:pkgver, cves:cves)) {
        flag++;
        if (!ubuntu_pro_detected && !pro_caveat_needed) pro_caveat_needed = pro_required;
    }
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var extra = '';
  if (pro_caveat_needed) {
    extra += 'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to packages only \n';
    extra += 'available in Ubuntu ESM repositories. Access to these package security updates \n';
    extra += 'require an Ubuntu Pro subscription.\n\n';
  }
  extra += ubuntu_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'libservlet3.1-java / libtomcat8-embed-java / libtomcat8-java / etc');
}