CVE-2023-24998 (High) detected in tomcat-embed-core-9.0.22.jar

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CVE-2023-24998 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - tomcat-embed-core-9.0.22.jar

Core Tomcat implementation

Library home page: https://tomcat.apache.org/

Path to vulnerable library: /JPAGenrator-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/lib-provided/tomcat-embed-core-9.0.22.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ tomcat-embed-core-9.0.22.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Apache Commons FileUpload before 1.5 does not limit the number of request parts to be processed resulting in the possibility of an attacker triggering a DoS with a malicious upload or series of uploads.

Note that, like all of the file upload limits, the
new configuration option (FileUploadBase#setFileCountMax) is not
enabled by default and must be explicitly configured.

Publish Date: 2023-02-20

URL: CVE-2023-24998

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html

Release Date: 2023-02-20

Fix Resolution: 9.0.71

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