Apache Tomcat - WebSocket authentication header exposure
Versions Affected: Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M1 to 11.0.21 Apache Tomcat 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.54 Apache Tomcat 9.0.2 to 9.0.117 Older, unsupported versions may also be affected
Description: If a WebSocket request was redirected after authentication, Tomcat's WebSocket client would present the most recent authentication header to the redirect target host.
Mitigation: Users of the affected versions should apply one of the following mitigations:
- Upgrade to Apache Tomcat 11.0.22 or later
- Upgrade to Apache Tomcat 10.1.55 or later
- Upgrade to Apache Tomcat 9.0.118 or later
Credit: This issue was identified by lokerxx
Software afectado
Haz clic en una tecnología para ver todas sus vulnerabilidades.
| Plataforma | Paquete | Versiones vulnerables | Corregida en |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | < 9.0.118, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.55, >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.22 | 9.0.118, 10.1.55, 11.0.22 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | < 9.0.118, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.55, >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.22 | 9.0.118, 10.1.55, 11.0.22 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | < 9.0.118, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.55, >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.22 | 9.0.118, 10.1.55, 11.0.22 |
Referencias
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42498
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/169d725788ea6aec217ecac70fe4161c837ba423
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/6cbe274592ef2d11607b5b188e1df649de52f8d5
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/b7b173694d588ddcfa432f079baf763cbbbaa5c4
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/n61zwf75jrv09rz90j4jssncm244bwdb
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/12/14
- Vector CVSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L- Debilidad (CWE)
CWE-200- Plataforma
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Paquete
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina- Publicada
- 12.05.2026
- Actualizado
- 11.10.2026 13:20
Fuentes y licencias
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-fv25-8xcx-gqjc - CC BY 4.0
Historial de vulnerabilidades: org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core
Todas las vulnerabilidades publicadas de este paquete (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), de la más reciente a la más antigua. Muestra si es un fallo aislado o un paquete que hay que vigilar.
- Entradas en total
- 77
- Primera → última
- 10.2018 08.2026
- Sin corrección
- 0
- Explotada en ataques
- 5
Distribución por gravedad
- Crítica 11
- Alta 36
- Media 25
- Baja 5
Divulgaciones por año
- 2018: 8
- 2019: 5
- 2020: 5
- 2021: 3
- 2022: 7
- 2023: 9
- 2024: 7
- 2025: 15
- 2026: 18
-
Apache Tomcat - WebSocket authentication header exposure esta entrada
Identifica las vulnerabilidades de tu aplicación
Con la integración de DockRay y el inventario de software activado, DockRay compara las versiones notificadas de los componentes con las vulnerabilidades conocidas y avisa de las coincidencias confirmadas. La cobertura depende de la tecnología compatible y de los avisos disponibles.