CVE-2023-28709: Apache Tomcat - Fix for was incomplete

Quick answers

Is CVE-2023-28709 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-28709 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2023-28709?

Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 6 July 2023.

Which products and versions are affected?

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.5.85,fixed=8.5.88; org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=11.0.0-M2,fixed=11.0.0-M5.

Is there a fix for CVE-2023-28709?

Yes. org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (Maven): upgrade to 8.5.88 or later; org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): upgrade to 11.0.0-M5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

Am I affected by CVE-2023-28709?

Check whether you run org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (Maven) or org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

• org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (Maven): upgrade to 8.5.88 or later

  # set org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote to 8.5.88 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

• org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): upgrade to 11.0.0-M5 or later

  # set org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core to 11.0.0-M5 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

• org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.5.85,fixed=8.5.88
• org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=11.0.0-M2,fixed=11.0.0-M5

Identifiers

• CVE-2023-28709
• GHSA-cx6h-86xw-9x34