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UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46589

Vulnerability in tomcat6 (UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46589)

Summary

vulnerability in tomcat6 (UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46589). Data can be tampered with by attackers. Mitigation: upgrade to `8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm3` or later.

AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2

A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46589** has been found in tomcat6. Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: ?/10. What to do: upgrade tomcat6 to **8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm3** or later. If unsure, ask your IT team or search "tomcat6 UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46589" on the vendor's site.

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46589 (tomcat6) — Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction Patched: `8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm3` — 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.

❓ What is the problem

**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in tomcat6.

📍 Affected scope

tomcat6 — .

🔥 Severity

Severity: ?. Data can be tampered with by attackers

🔧 How to fix

Update to **8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm3**.

🛡️ 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 'tomcat6' .` 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

1
Identify exposure identify
```
grep -r 'tomcat6' . | 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 `tomcat6` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
6
Apply patch patch
```
Upgrade tomcat6 to 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm3
```
ステージング環境で 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm3 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と、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
7
Post-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 tomcat6

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS tomcat7

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS tomcat6

[{"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"},{"fixed":"8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm3"}]}]

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS tomcat9

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm3"}]}]

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS tomcat9

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.0.31-1ubuntu0.7"}]}]

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS tomcat9

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm3"}]}]

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS tomcat9

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.0.70-2ubuntu0.1"}]}]

Ubuntu:25.10 tomcat11

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Ubuntu:25.10 tomcat9

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.0.70-2ubuntu1.1"}]}]

Ubuntu:26.04:LTS tomcat11

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Vulnerability in tomcat6 (UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46589)

Summary

AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2

Response Actions (7 steps)

Affected packages

References

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