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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-28709-apache-tomcat-fix-for-was-incomplete  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-07-06  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-28709 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-07-06

Apache Tomcat - Fix for CVE-2023-24998 was incomplete

Technologies: [org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-tomcat-tomcat-coyote), [org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-tomcat-embed-tomcat-embed-core). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## 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

  ```sh
  # 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

  ```sh
  # 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

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