tomcat: Late application of security constraints can lead to resource exposure for unauthorised users

Security constraints defined by annotations of Servlets in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.4, 8.5.0 to 8.5.27, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.84 were only applied once a Servlet had been loaded. Because security constraints defined in this way apply to the URL pattern and any URLs below that...

tomcat: Incorrect handling of empty string URL in security constraints can lead to unintended exposure of resources

The URL pattern of "" the empty string which exactly maps to the context root was not correctly handled in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.4, 8.5.0 to 8.5.27, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.84 when used as part of a security constraint definition. This caused the constraint to be ignored. It...

GHSA-JX6H-3FJX-CGV5 Apache Tomcat information exposure vulnerability

Security constraints defined by annotations of Servlets in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.4, 8.5.0 to 8.5.27, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.84 were only applied once a Servlet had been loaded. Because security constraints defined in this way apply to the URL pattern and any URLs below that...

GHSA-6RXJ-58JH-436R Apache Tomcat unauthorized access vulnerability

The URL pattern of "" the empty string which exactly maps to the context root was not correctly handled in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.4, 8.5.0 to 8.5.27, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.84 when used as part of a security constraint definition. This caused the constraint to be ignored. It...

Apache Portals Pluto 3.0.0 - Remote Code Execution

Apache Portals Pluto 3.0.0 - Remote Code Execution Exploit Title: Apache Portals Pluto 3.0.0 - Remote Code Execution Date: 2018-09-12 Exploit Author: Che-Chun Kuo Vendor Homepage: https://portals.apache.org/pluto/ Software Link: http://archive.apache.org/dist/portals/pluto/ Version: 3.0.0 Tested...

Apache Portals Pluto 3.0.0 - Remote Code Execution

Exploit Title: Apache Portals Pluto 3.0.0 - Remote Code Execution Date: 2018-09-12 Exploit Author: Che-Chun Kuo Vendor Homepage: https://portals.apache.org/pluto/ Software Link: http://archive.apache.org/dist/portals/pluto/ Version: 3.0.0 Tested on: Windows Advisory:...

The Risk of IoT Security Complacency

Trend Micro recently surveyed 1,150 IT executives globally. We found a gap between the perceived risk from IoT and the planned mitigation for that risk. Most senior executives recognize that IoT can introduce security risk to the organization, but few will invest resources to remediate that risk...

Oracle Secure Global Desktop Multiple Vulnerabilities (July 2018 CPU)

The version of Oracle Secure Global Desktop installed on the remote host is 5.3 / 5.4 and is missing a security patch from the July 2018 Critical Patch Update CPU. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - curl version curl 7.54.1 to and including curl 7.59.0 contains a Heap-based...

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It was found that the REST API in Infinispan before version 9.0.0 did not properly enforce auth constraints. An attacker could use this vulnerability to read or modify data in the default cache or a known cache name...

Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1400-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Debian SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

How to Save CDF Monitor Logs On A UNC Network Share

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Microsoft Windows: Configure use of passwords for operating system drives

This test checks the setting for policy OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: winosdrivespassword.nasl 11363 2018-09-12 13:46:05Z emoss $ Check value for Configure use of passwords for operating system drives Authors: Emanuel Moss Copyright: Copyright c 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat affects IBM Platform Symphony, IBM Spectrum Symphony (CVE-2017-15698, CVE-2017-15706, CVE-2018-1323, CVE-2018-1305, CVE-2018-1304)

Summary This interim fix provides instructions on upgrading Apache Tomcat from v5.5.36 to v7.0.88 in IBM Platform Symphony 6.1.1 and from v6.0.43 to v8.5.31 in IBM Platform Symphony 7.1 Fix Pack 1 in order to address a security vulnerability in Tomcat CVE-2017-15698, CVE-2017-15706, CVE-2018-1323...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Tomcat vulnerabilities (USN-3665-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3665-1 advisory. It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled being configured with HTTP PUTs enabled. A remote attacker could use this issue...

USN-3665-1: Tomcat vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled being configured with HTTP PUTs enabled. A remote attacker could use this issue to upload a JSP file to the server and execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 17.10. CVE-2017-12616,...

Why bad coding habits die hard—and 7 ways to kill them

Developers are usually the focus of blame when software vulnerabilities cause organizational breaches. Sometimes, quality assurance engineers are included in the flame. Interestingly, though, hardly anyone looks at why bad coding habits form in the first place. We're talking about the culture, th...

tomcat: Incorrect handling of empty string URL in security constraints can lead to unintended exposure of resources

The URL pattern of "" the empty string which exactly maps to the context root was not correctly handled in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.4, 8.5.0 to 8.5.27, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.84 when used as part of a security constraint definition. This caused the constraint to be ignored. It...

tomcat: Incorrect handling of empty string URL in security constraints can lead to unintended exposure of resources

The URL pattern of "" the empty string which exactly maps to the context root was not correctly handled in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.4, 8.5.0 to 8.5.27, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.84 when used as part of a security constraint definition. This caused the constraint to be ignored. It...

tomcat: Incorrect handling of empty string URL in security constraints can lead to unintended exposure of resources

The URL pattern of "" the empty string which exactly maps to the context root was not correctly handled in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.4, 8.5.0 to 8.5.27, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.84 when used as part of a security constraint definition. This caused the constraint to be ignored. It...

tomcat: Late application of security constraints can lead to resource exposure for unauthorised users

Security constraints defined by annotations of Servlets in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.4, 8.5.0 to 8.5.27, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.84 were only applied once a Servlet had been loaded. Because security constraints defined in this way apply to the URL pattern and any URLs below that...