Apache Tomcat Request Object Security Bypass Vulnerability - Windows
🗓️ 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:apache:tomcat";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802385");
script_version("2026-02-24T05:57:09+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2011-3375");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-02-24 05:57:09 +0000 (Tue, 24 Feb 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-01-20 13:19:54 +0530 (Fri, 20 Jan 2012)");
script_name("Apache Tomcat Request Object Security Bypass Vulnerability - Windows");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Web Servers");
script_dependencies("gb_apache_tomcat_consolidation.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("apache/tomcat/detected", "Host/runs_windows");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51442");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/47554/");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Jan/236");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51872");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to bypass intended
access restrictions or gain sensitive information.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apache Tomcat 6.0.30 to 6.0.33 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.21 on Windows.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to improper recycling of the request object before
processing the next request when logging certain actions, allowing attackers
to gain sensitive information like remote IP address and HTTP headers which
is being carried forward to the next request.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apache Tomcat Server is prone to a security bypass vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade Apache Tomcat to 6.0.34, 7.0.22 or later.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if( isnull( port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) ) )
exit( 0 );
if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE ) )
exit( 0 );
vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];
if( version_in_range( version:vers, test_version:"6.0.30", test_version2:"6.0.33" ) ||
version_in_range( version:vers, test_version:"7.0.0", test_version2:"7.0.21" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"6.0.34/7.0.22", install_path:path );
security_message( port:port, data:report );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 99 );
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24 Feb 2026 00:00Current
5.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.4
CVSS 25
EPSS0.06694