Denial of Service via incomplete cleanup vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. It was possible for WebSocket clients to keep WebSocket connections open leading to increased resource consumption.This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M16, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.18, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.85, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.98.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M17, 10.1.19, 9.0.86 or 8.5.99 which fix the issue.
CVE-2024-23672 - High Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - tomcat-embed-websocket-8.5.16.jar
Core Tomcat implementation
Path to dependency file: /pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/tomcat/embed/tomcat-embed-websocket/8.5.16/tomcat-embed-websocket-8.5.16.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-boot-starter-web-1.5.6.RELEASE.jar (Root Library) - spring-boot-starter-tomcat-1.5.6.RELEASE.jar - :x: **tomcat-embed-websocket-8.5.16.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 5ba5ceefd37ed98562997e107cf68818a5f68845
Found in base branch: master
Vulnerability Details
Denial of Service via incomplete cleanup vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. It was possible for WebSocket clients to keep WebSocket connections open leading to increased resource consumption.This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M16, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.18, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.85, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.98. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M17, 10.1.19, 9.0.86 or 8.5.99 which fix the issue.
Publish Date: 2024-03-13
URL: CVE-2024-23672
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
Release Date: 2024-03-13
Fix Resolution (org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-websocket): 8.5.99
Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web): 2.1.0.RELEASE