CVE-2023-24998 (High) detected in tomcat-embed-core-9.0.38.jar

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CVE-2023-24998 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - tomcat-embed-core-9.0.38.jar

Core Tomcat implementation

Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-boot-starter-web-2.3.4.RELEASE.jar (Root Library) - spring-boot-starter-tomcat-2.3.4.RELEASE.jar - :x: **tomcat-embed-core-9.0.38.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 2817d1688b62c54e02508433b24c0e8cca0bcd57

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

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

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

Release Date: 2023-02-20

Fix Resolution (org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core): 9.0.71

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web): 2.5.15

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