CVE-2019-12418

Description

When Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.28, 8.5.0 to 8.5.47, 7.0.0 and 7.0.97 is configured with the JMX Remote Lifecycle Listener, a local attacker without access to the Tomcat process or configuration files is able to manipulate the RMI registry to perform a man-in-the-middle attack to capture user names and passwords used to access the JMX interface. The attacker can then use these credentials to access the JMX interface and gain complete control over the Tomcat instance.

7.0

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.56%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory apache.org

Affected: Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat

References

Link	Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/43530b91506e2e0c11cfbe691173f5df8c48f51b98262426d7493b67%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E	mailing list vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4596	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/43	third party advisory mailing list
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200107-0001/	third party advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K10107360?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00013.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00024.html	third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4251-1/	third party advisory vendor advisory
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://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-43	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00029.html	third party advisory mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html	third party advisory patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4680	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12418?: CVE-2019-12418 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12418?: To fix CVE-2019-12418, 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-2019-12418 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-12418 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-12418?: CVE-2019-12418 affects Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat.