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High USN-6908-1 3 CVEs

tomcat vulnerabilities

Published Jul 23, 2024 · Updated Jun 29, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that the Tomcat SSI printenv command echoed user
provided data without escaping it. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to perform an XSS attack. (CVE-2019-0221)

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled certain uncommon
PersistenceManager with FileStore configurations. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2020-9484, CVE-2021-25329)

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS tomcat7 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.16+esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS tomcat7 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm2
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS tomcat7 7.0.78-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Vulnerabilities 3

  • High 7.0
    CVE-2020-9484 Public exploit Scanner template EPSS 56%

    Potential remote code execution in Apache Tomcat

    When using Apache Tomcat versions 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0-M4, 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.34, 8.5.0 to 8.5.54 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.103 if a) an attacker is able to control the contents and name of a file on the server; and b) the server is configured to use the PersistenceManage…

  • High 7.0

    Incomplete fix for CVE-2020-9484

    The fix for CVE-2020-9484 was incomplete. When using Apache Tomcat 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.0, 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.41, 8.5.0 to 8.5.61 or 7.0.0. to 7.0.107 with a configuration edge case that was highly unlikely to be used, the Tomcat instance was still vulnerable to CV…

  • Medium 6.1
    CVE-2019-0221 Public exploit Scanner template EPSS 58%

    Cross-site scripting in Apache Tomcat

    The SSI printenv command in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.17, 8.5.0 to 8.5.39 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.93 echoes user provided data without escaping and is, therefore, vulnerable to XSS. SSI is disabled by default. The printenv command is intended for debugging and…

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-0221
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-9484
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-25329