CVE-2022-23181: Local privilege escalation with FileStore

Published Jan 26, 2022
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Updated

Last updated 5 August 2024

Other sources

The fix for bug CVE-2020-9484 introduced a time of check, time of use vulnerability into Apache Tomcat 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.0-M8, 10.0.0-M5 to 10.0.14, 9.0.35 to 9.0.56 and 8.5.55 to 8.5.73 that allowed a local attacker to perform actions with the privileges of the user that the Tomcat process is using. This issue is only exploitable when Tomcat is configured to persist sessions using the FileStore.

Affected Software

30 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/jws5-tomcat<0:9.0.62-9.redhat_00005.1.el7
0:9.0.62-9.redhat_00005.1.el7
redhat/jws5-tomcat<0:9.0.62-9.redhat_00005.1.el8
0:9.0.62-9.redhat_00005.1.el8
redhat/jws5-tomcat<0:9.0.62-9.redhat_00005.1.el9
0:9.0.62-9.redhat_00005.1.el9
Apache Tomcat>=8.5.55<=8.5.73
Apache Tomcat>=9.0.35<=9.0.56
Apache Tomcat>=10.0.1<=10.0.14
Apache Tomcat=10.0.0-milestone10
Apache Tomcat=10.0.0-milestone5
Apache Tomcat=10.0.0-milestone6
Apache Tomcat=10.0.0-milestone7
Apache Tomcat=10.0.0-milestone8
Apache Tomcat=10.0.0-milestone9
Apache Tomcat=10.1.0-milestone1
Apache Tomcat=10.1.0-milestone2
Apache Tomcat=10.1.0-milestone3
Apache Tomcat=10.1.0-milestone4
Apache Tomcat=10.1.0-milestone5
Apache Tomcat=10.1.0-milestone6
Apache Tomcat=10.1.0-milestone7
Apache Tomcat=10.1.0-milestone8
Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management=6.2.1.0
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy=1.15.0
Oracle Financial Services Crime And Compliance Management Studio=8.0.8.2.0
Oracle Financial Services Crime And Compliance Management Studio=8.0.8.3.0
Oracle Managed File Transfer=12.2.1.3.0
Oracle Managed File Transfer=12.2.1.4.0
Oracle MySQL Enterprise Monitor<=8.0.29
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Debian Debian Linux=11.0
debian/tomcat9
9.0.43-2~deb11u109.0.43-2~deb11u129.0.70-29.0.95-1

Event History

Jan 26, 2022
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Jan 27, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·07:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Aug 1, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·09:47 PM
Description
Sep 14, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·09:53 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-23181?

CVE-2022-23181 is a time of check, time of use vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.0-M8, 10.0.0-M5 to 10.0.14, 9.0.35 to 9.0.56, and 8.5.55 to 8.5.73.

2

How severe is CVE-2022-23181?

CVE-2022-23181 has a severity level of high with a CVSS score of 7.0.

3

What is the impact of CVE-2022-23181?

CVE-2022-23181 allows a local attacker to perform actions with the user privileges that the Tomcat process is using.

4

Which versions of Apache Tomcat are affected by CVE-2022-23181?

Apache Tomcat versions 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.0-M8, 10.0.0-M5 to 10.0.14, 9.0.35 to 9.0.56, and 8.5.55 to 8.5.73 are affected by CVE-2022-23181.

5

How can I fix CVE-2022-23181?

To fix CVE-2022-23181, update Apache Tomcat to version 10.1.0-M9, 10.0.15, 9.0.57, or 8.5.74 or later.

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