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UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1938
Vulnerability in tomcat7 (UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1938)
Summary
vulnerability in tomcat7 (UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1938). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1938** has been found in tomcat7.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "tomcat7 UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1938" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1938 (tomcat7) —
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
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.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in tomcat7.
📍 Affected scope
tomcat7 — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'tomcat7' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'tomcat7' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `tomcat7` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-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 Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
tomcat7
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
tomcat8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
tomcat7
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
tomcat7
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
tomcat8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
tomcat9
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-1938
- report https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2020-1938-ghostcat-apache-tomcat-ajp-file-readinclusion-vulnerability-cnvd-2020-10487
- report https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75113652e46c4dee687236510649acfb70d2c63e074152049c3f399d@%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
- report https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7c6f492fbd39af34a68681dbbba0468490ff1a97a1bd79c6a53610ef%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- report https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r856cdd87eda7af40b50278d6de80ee4b42d63adeb433a34a7bdaf9db@%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
- report https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200226-0002/
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1938
- report https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog