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Medium · 6.1 Public exploit CVE-2023-41080 BIT-tomcat-2023-41080EUVD-2023-2335GHSA-q3mw-pvr8-9ggc

Apache Tomcat: Open redirect with FORM authentication

Published Aug 25, 2023 · Updated Oct 29, 2025 · Assigned by apache

Description

URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in FORM authentication feature Apache Tomcat.This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M10, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.0.12, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.79 and from 8.5.0 through 8.5.92.
Older, EOL versions may also be affected.

The vulnerability is limited to the ROOT (default) web application.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M1 – ≤ 11.0.0-M10, 10.1.0-M1 – ≤ 10.0.12, 9.0.0-M1 – ≤ 9.0.79, 8.5.0 – ≤ 8.5.92 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 tomcat10 10.1.13-1 —
Debian 14 tomcat9 9.0.70-2 —
Debian 13 tomcat10 10.1.13-1 —
Debian 13 tomcat9 9.0.70-2 —
Debian 12 tomcat10 10.1.6-1+deb12u1 DSA-5521-1
Debian 12 tomcat9 9.0.70-2 —
Debian 11 tomcat9 9.0.43-2~deb11u7 DSA-5522-1
Debian 10 tomcat9 9.0.31-1~deb10u9 DLA-3617-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS tomcat9 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.8 USN-7106-1
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS tomcat9 9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 USN-7106-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS tomcat8 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS tomcat9 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4 USN-7106-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS tomcat7 +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS tomcat6 +1 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 10 tomcat +7 1:10.1.36-1.el10_0 RHSA-2025:7497
RHEL 9 tomcat +7 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 RHSA-2024:0474
RHEL 8 tomcat +7 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 RHSA-2024:0125
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 8.8 EUS tomcat +7 1:9.0.87-1.el8_8.2 RHSA-2024:3814
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6 jws6-tomcat +9 10.1.8-6.redhat_00013.1.el8jws RHSA-2024:1324
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5 jws5-tomcat +11 9.0.62-19.redhat_00017.1.el7jws RHSA-2023:7622
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5 jws5-tomcat-native 1.2.31-16.redhat_16.el7jws RHSA-2023:7622

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 9 tomcat +7 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 ALSA-2024:0474
AlmaLinux 8 tomcat +7 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 ALSA-2024:0125
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 tomcat 9.0.82-150200.46.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4129-1
SLES 15 SP4 tomcat 9.0.82-150200.46.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4129-1
SLES 15 SP3 tomcat 9.0.82-150200.46.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4129-1
SLES 15 SP2 tomcat 9.0.82-150200.46.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4129-1
SLES 15 SP1 tomcat 9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4423-1
Show 10 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP5 tomcat 9.0.36-3.108.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1058-1, SUSE-SU-2023:3987-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 tomcat 9.0.82-150200.46.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4129-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 tomcat 9.0.82-150200.46.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4129-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP1 tomcat 9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4423-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 tomcat 9.0.36-3.108.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3987-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 tomcat 9.0.82-150200.46.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4129-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 tomcat 9.0.82-150200.46.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4129-1
SLE HPC 15 SP1 tomcat 9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4423-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 tomcat 9.0.82-150200.46.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4129-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 tomcat 9.0.82-150200.46.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4129-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed tomcat 9.0.80-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:13256-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed tomcat10 10.1.14-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:13441-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 tomcat9 +7 1:9.0.71-1.amzn2023.0.5 ALAS2023-2023-365

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 tomcat +7 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 ELSA-2024-0474
Oracle Linux 8 tomcat +7 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 ELSA-2024-0125

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.0-M11 11.0.0-M11 GHSA-q3mw-pvr8-9ggc
Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.13 10.1.13 GHSA-q3mw-pvr8-9ggc
Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat >= 9.0.0-M1, < 9.0.80 9.0.80 GHSA-q3mw-pvr8-9ggc
Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.93 8.5.93 GHSA-q3mw-pvr8-9ggc
Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.13 10.1.13 GHSA-q3mw-pvr8-9ggc
Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina >= 9.0.0-M1, < 9.0.80 9.0.80 GHSA-q3mw-pvr8-9ggc
Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.93 8.5.93 GHSA-q3mw-pvr8-9ggc
Maven org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.93 8.5.93 GHSA-q3mw-pvr8-9ggc
Maven org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core >= 9.0.0-M1, < 9.0.80 9.0.80 GHSA-q3mw-pvr8-9ggc
Maven org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.13 10.1.13 GHSA-q3mw-pvr8-9ggc
Maven org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.0-M11 11.0.0-M11 GHSA-q3mw-pvr8-9ggc

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