CVE-2023-45648 (GCVE-0-2023-45648)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-10 18:38 – Updated: 2025-10-29 12:00
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Apache Tomcat: Trailer header parsing too lenient
Summary
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.Tomcat from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M11, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.13, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.81 and from 8.5.0 through 8.5.93 did not correctly parse HTTP trailer headers. A specially
crafted, invalid trailer header could cause Tomcat to treat a single
request as multiple requests leading to the possibility of request
smuggling when behind a reverse proxy.
Older, EOL versions may also be affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M12 onwards, 10.1.14 onwards, 9.0.81 onwards or 8.5.94 onwards, which fix the issue.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-06-16 16:59 UTC
CWE
- CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://lists.apache.org/thread/2pv8yz1pyp088tsxf… | vendor-advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/1… | x_transferred |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5522 | x_transferred |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5521 | x_transferred |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023… | x_transferred |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2023110… | x_transferred |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Tomcat |
Affected:
11.0.0-M1 , ≤ 11.0.0-M11
(semver)
Affected: 10.1.0-M1 , ≤ 10.1.13 (semver) Affected: 9.0.0-M1 , ≤ 9.0.81 (semver) Affected: 8.5.0 , ≤ 8.5.93 (semver) Unknown: 3 , < 8.5.0 (semver) Unknown: 10.0.0-M1 , ≤ 10.0.27 (semver) |
guessed | |
| apache | tomcat |
Affected:
11.0.0-m1 , ≤ 11.0.0-m11
(semver)
Affected: 10.1.0-m1 , ≤ 10.1.13 (semver) Affected: 9.0.0-m1 , ≤ 9.0.81 (semver) Affected: 8.5.0 , ≤ 8.5.93 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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