# CVE-2023-42794: Apache Tomcat Incomplete Cleanup vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-42794-apache-tomcat-incomplete-cleanup-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-10-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-42794 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-10-10

Apache Tomcat Incomplete Cleanup vulnerability

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-42794 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-42794 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-42794?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 10 October 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=9.0.70,fixed=9.0.81.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-42794?** Yes. org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (Maven): upgrade to 9.0.81 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-42794?** Check whether you run org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (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 9.0.81 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote to 9.0.81 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=9.0.70,fixed=9.0.81

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-42794
- GHSA-jm7m-8jh6-29hp

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