CVE-2018-11784
Description
When the default servlet in Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.11, 8.5.0 to 8.5.33 and 7.0.23 to 7.0.90 returned a redirect to a directory (e.g. redirecting to '/foo/' when the user requested '/foo') a specially crafted URL could be used to cause the redirect to be generated to any URI of the attackers choice.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:RUser InteractionRequired
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:LIntegrityLow
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Oracle Corp.
commercial·USaka oracle
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka redhat, red hat
Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
apache
oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
and 22 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
1 exploit source identified
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MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Initial Access
References
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
oracle.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/23134c9b5a23892a205dc140cdd8c9c0add233600f76b313dda6bd75%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181014-0002/
security.netapp.com
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