Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in Apache Tomcat
While investigating bug 60718, it was noticed that some calls to application listeners in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M17, 8.5.0 to 8.5.11, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.41, and 7.0.0 to 7.0.75 did not use the appropriate facade object. When running an untrusted application under a SecurityManager, it was therefore possible for that untrusted application to retain a reference to the request or response object and thereby access and/or modify information associated with another web application.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.0.M18, >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.13, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.42, >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.76 | 9.0.0.M18, 8.5.13, 8.0.42, 7.0.76 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.0.M18, >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.13, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.42, >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.76 | 9.0.0.M18, 8.5.13, 8.0.42, 7.0.76 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5648
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/0f7b9465d594b9814e1853d1e3a6e3aa51a21610
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/6bb36dfdf6444efda074893dff493b9eb3648808
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/dfa40863421d7681fed893b4256666491887e38c
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat80/commit/6d73b079c55ee25dea1bbd0556bb568a4247dacd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d0e00f2e147a9e9b13a6829133092f349b2882bf6860397368a52600%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d0e00f2e147a9e9b13a6829133092f349b2882bf6860397368a52600@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-09
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180614-0001
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170417124117/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97530
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170420115120/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038220
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1809
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1802
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1801
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3842
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3843
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/20/8
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-668- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina- Disclosed
- 13.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-3vx3-xf6q-r5xp - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 77
- First → latest
- 10.2018 08.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 5
Severity breakdown
- Critical 11
- High 36
- Medium 25
- Low 5
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 8
- 2019: 5
- 2020: 5
- 2021: 3
- 2022: 7
- 2023: 9
- 2024: 7
- 2025: 15
- 2026: 18
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