CVE-2018-11759
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Description
The Apache Web Server (httpd) specific code that normalised the requested path before matching it to the URI-worker map in Apache Tomcat JK (mod_jk) Connector 1.2.0 to 1.2.44 did not handle some edge cases correctly. If only a sub-set of the URLs supported by Tomcat were exposed via httpd, then it was possible for a specially constructed request to expose application functionality through the reverse proxy that was not intended for clients accessing the application via the reverse proxy. It was also possible in some configurations for a specially constructed request to bypass the access controls configured in httpd. While there is some overlap between this issue and CVE-2018-1323, they are not identical.
Available Exploits
Apache Tomcat JK Connect <=1.2.44 - Manager Access
Apache Tomcat JK (mod_jk) Connector 1.2.0 to 1.2.44 allows specially constructed requests to expose application functionality through the reverse proxy. It is also possible in some configurations for a specially constructed request to bypass the access controls configured in httpd. While there is some overlap between this issue and CVE-2018-1323, they are not identical.
References:
- https://github.com/immunIT/CVE-2018-11759
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6d564bb0ab73d6b3efdd1d6b1c075d1a2c84ecd84a4159d6122529ad@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00007.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11759
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0366
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Advisory Details
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CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 14, 2022, Modified: May 14, 2022