Vulnerability in org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (CVE-2023-46589)
Summary
Vulnerability in org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (CVE-2023-46589). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 8.5.96 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. Tomcat from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M10, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.15, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.82, and from 8.5.0 through 8.5.95 did not correctly parse HTTP trailer headers. A trailer header that exceeded the header size limit could cause Tomcat to treat a single request as multiple requests leading to the possibility of request smuggling when behind a reverse proxy. Older, EOL versions may also be affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M11 onwards, 10.1.16 onwards, 9.0.83 onwards or 8.5.96 onwards, which fix the issue.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-46589 has been found in org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina to 8.5.96 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina CVE-2023-46589" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2023-46589 (org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina) — CWE-20
Patched: 8.5.96 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-20) exists in org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 8.5.96.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Apply patch patch
Upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina to 8.5.96ステージング環境で 8.5.96 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46589 tomcat10 Fixed in: 10.1.6-1+deb12u2
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46589 tomcat6
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package github.com
- web lists.apache.org
- web openwall.com
- web github.com
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- web github.com
- web tomcat.apache.org
- web tomcat.apache.org
- web tomcat.apache.org
- web tomcat.apache.org
- web openwall.com
- web lists.debian.org
- web security.netapp.com
- web github.com
- web security.netapp.com