SB2018051706 - Information disclosure in Apache Tomcat



SB2018051706 - Information disclosure in Apache Tomcat

Published: May 17, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018051706
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8014)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to the defaults settings for the CORS filter are insecure and enable supportsCredentials for all origins. It is expected that users of the CORS filter will have configured it appropriately for their environment rather than using it in the default configuration. A remote attacker can access important data.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.