Apache Tomcat 8.511.0.0M2: RemoteIpFilter no flag on XForwardedProto https
CVE-2023-28708 Published on March 22, 2023
Apache Tomcat: JSESSIONID Cookie missing secure attribute in some configurations
When using the RemoteIpFilter with requests received from a reverse proxy via HTTP that include the X-Forwarded-Proto header set to https, session cookies created by Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M1 to 11.0.0.-M2, 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.5, 9.0.0-M1 to 9.0.71 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.85 did not include the secure attribute. This could result in the user agent transmitting the session cookie over an insecure channel.
Older, EOL versions may also be affected.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-28708 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Unprotected Transport of Credentials
Login pages do not use adequate measures to protect the user name and password while they are in transit from the client to the server.
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat:- Version 11.0.0-M1, <= 11.0.0-M2 is affected.
- Version 10.1.0-M1, <= 10.1.5 is affected.
- Version 9.0.0-M1, <= 9.0.71 is affected.
- Version 8.5.0, <= 8.5.85 is affected.
- Version 3 and below 8.5.0 is unknown.
- Version 10.0.0-M1, <= 10.0.27 is unknown.
Exploit Probability
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