Skip to content
OpenAdvisories
Critical DLA-1400-1 5 CVEs

tomcat7 - security update

Published Jun 27, 2018 · Updated Mar 9, 2026

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Debian · 8 tomcat7 7.0.56-3+really7.0.88-1

Vulnerabilities 5

  • Critical 9.8
    CVE-2018-8014 EPSS 21%

    The defaults settings for the CORS filter provided in Apache Tomcat are insecure and enable 'supportsCredentials' for all origins

    The defaults settings for the CORS filter provided in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.8, 8.5.0 to 8.5.31, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.52, 7.0.41 to 7.0.88 are insecure and enable 'supportsCredentials' for all origins. It is expected that users of the CORS filter will have…

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2017-12616 EPSS 70%

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Tomcat

    When using a VirtualDirContext with Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.80 it was possible to bypass security constraints and/or view the source code of JSPs for resources served by the VirtualDirContext using a specially crafted request.

  • Medium 6.5
    CVE-2018-1305 Public exploit EPSS 14%

    Apache Tomcat information exposure vulnerability

    Security constraints defined by annotations of Servlets in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.4, 8.5.0 to 8.5.27, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.84 were only applied once a Servlet had been loaded. Because security constraints defined in this way apply to th…

  • Medium 5.9
    CVE-2018-1304 Public exploit EPSS 17%

    Apache Tomcat unauthorized access vulnerability

    The URL pattern of "" (the empty string) which exactly maps to the context root was not correctly handled in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.4, 8.5.0 to 8.5.27, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.84 when used as part of a security constraint definition. This …

  • Medium 4.3

    Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in Apache Tomcat

    The CORS Filter in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M21, 8.5.0 to 8.5.15, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.44 and 7.0.41 to 7.0.78 did not add an HTTP Vary header indicating that the response varies depending on Origin. This permitted client and server side cache poisoning in…