Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Tomcat
java/org/apache/catalina/core/AsyncContextImpl.java in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.40 does not properly handle the throwing of a RuntimeException in an AsyncListener in an application, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive request information intended for other applications in opportunistic circumstances via an application that records the requests that it processes.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.40 | 7.0.40 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2071
- https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54178
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-05/0040.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105855.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105886.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106342.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00013.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344248911289&w=2
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/java/org/apache/catalina/core/AsyncContextImpl.java?r1=1471372&r2=1471371&pathrev=1471372
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1471372
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1841-1
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat- Disclosed
- 17.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-3p5r-7cw3-2m67 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 162
- First → latest
- 12.2018 08.2026
- Without a fix
- 20
- Exploited in attacks
- 1
Severity breakdown
- Critical 8
- High 40
- Medium 102
- Low 12
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 1
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 2
- 2021: 5
- 2022: 125
- 2023: 3
- 2024: 2
- 2025: 4
- 2026: 19
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