Rewterz Threat Advisory – Apache Tomcat code execution

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2021-25329

Apache Tomcat could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a flaw with a configuration edge case. By sending specially-crafted input, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Impact

Gain Access

Affected Vendors

Apache Tomcat

Affected Products

Apache Tomcat 7
Apache Tomcat 8.5.0
Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1
Apache Tomcat 10.0.0 M1
Apache Tomcat 8.5.61
Apache Tomcat 9.0.41
Apache Tomcat 10.0.0
Apache Tomcat 7.0.107

Remediation

Upgrade to the latest version of Tomcat (7.0.108, 8.5.63, 9.0.43, 10.0.2 or later).

Apache Web site

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