Apache Tomcat Reverse Proxy Information Disclosure Vulnerability (Mar 2017) - Windows

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:apache:tomcat";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.810719");
  script_version("2026-04-23T06:21:05+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-8747");
  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:"2026-04-23 06:21:05 +0000 (Thu, 23 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2026-04-16 21:06:47 +0000 (Thu, 16 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-03-24 13:30:36 +0530 (Fri, 24 Mar 2017)");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
  script_name("Apache Tomcat Reverse Proxy Information Disclosure Vulnerability (Mar 2017) - Windows");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apache Tomcat is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The refactoring to make wider use of
  ByteBuffer introduced a regression that could cause information to leak
  between requests on the same connection. When running behind a reverse
  proxy, this could result in information leakage between users.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote
  attackers to obtain sensitive information from requests other than their own.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M11 to 9.0.0.M15 and
  Apache Tomcat versions 8.5.0 to 8.5.9 on Windows.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to version 9.0.0.M17, 8.5.11 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1774161");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96895");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1774166");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_8.5.11");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_9.0.0.M17");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 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");
  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(vers =~ "^[89]\.")
{
 if(version_in_range(version:vers, test_version:"8.5.0", test_version2:"8.5.9")) {
    fix = "8.5.11";
    VULN = TRUE;
  }

  else if(version_in_range(version:vers, test_version:"8.0.0.RC1", test_version2:"8.0.38")) {
    fix = "8.0.39";
    VULN = TRUE;
  }

  else if(version_in_range(version:vers, test_version:"9.0.0.M11", test_version2:"9.0.0.M15")) {
    fix = "9.0.0.M17";
    VULN = TRUE;
  }

  if(VULN) {
    report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:fix, install_path:path);
    security_message(port:port, data:report);
    exit(0);
  }
}

exit(99);