CVE-2018-11784

Description

When the default servlet in Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.11, 8.5.0 to 8.5.33 and 7.0.23 to 7.0.90 returned a redirect to a directory (e.g. redirecting to '/foo/' when the user requested '/foo') a specially crafted URL could be used to cause the redirect to be generated to any URI of the attackers choice.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 87.81% Top 5%
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Affected: Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat
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References

Link Tags
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html third party advisory patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/23134c9b5a23892a205dc140cdd8c9c0add233600f76b313dda6bd75%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181014-0002/ third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105524 vdb entry third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0131 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0485 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0130 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00005.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3787-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00006.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eb6efa8d59c45a7a9eff94c4b925467d3b3fec8ba7697f3daa314b04%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5c0e00fd31efc11e147bf99d0f03c00a734447d3b131ab0818644cdb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BZ4PX4B3QTKRM35VJAVIEOPZAF76RPBP/ vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e85e83e9954f169bbb77b44baae5a33d8de878df557bb32b7f793661%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1dd0a59c1295cc08ce4c9e7edae5ad2268acc9ba55adcefa0532e5ba%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00030.html vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1529 vendor advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10284
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00056.html vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4596 vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/43 mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6ccee4e849bc77df0840c7f853f6bd09d426f6741247da2b7429d5d9%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raba0fabaf4d56d4325ab2aca8814f0b30a237ab83d8106b115ee279a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163456/Apache-Tomcat-9.0.0M1-Open-Redirect.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11784?
CVE-2018-11784 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-11784?
To fix CVE-2018-11784, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-11784 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-11784 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~88% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-11784?
CVE-2018-11784 affects Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat.
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