Apache Tomcat: Authentication bypass when using Jakarta Authentication API (Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 6.25 % · percentile 94 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- apache
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Unchecked Error Condition vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. If Tomcat is configured to use a custom Jakarta Authentication (formerly JASPIC) ServerAuthContext component which may throw an exception during the authentication process without explicitly setting an HTTP status to indicate failure, the authentication may not fail, allowing the user to bypass the authentication process. There are no known Jakarta Authentication components that behave in this way. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M26, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.30, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.95. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0, 10.1.31 or 9.0.96, which fix the issue.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-391 — DEPRECATED: Unchecked Error Condition
- CWE-754 — Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-xcpr-7mr4-h4xq — Apache Tomcat - Authentication Bypass
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-3331
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-52316
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0395 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0281 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Splunk · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0969 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0481 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0190 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits SAP · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-1081 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-1000 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Apache Tomcat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 9.0.0 < 9.0.96cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 10.1.0 < 10.1.31cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone10:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone11:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone12:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone13:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone14:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone15:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone16:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone17:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone18:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone19:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone20:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone21:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone22:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone23:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone24:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone25:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone26:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone6:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone7:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone8:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone9:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation · Apache Tomcat | affected 11.0.0-M1 ≤ 11.0.0-M26 ; affected 10.1.0-M1 ≤ 10.1.30 ; affected 9.0.0-M1 ≤ 9.0.95 ; affected 8.5.0 ≤ 8.5.100 ; unknown 10.0.0-M1 ≤ 10.0.27 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |