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Advisory details: gitlab / maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-util/CVE-2019-0232
Advisory ID gitlab/maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-util/CVE-2019-0232
Aliases CVE-2019-0232
Summary Improper Input Validation When running on Windows with `enableCmdLineArguments` enabled, the CGI Servlet in Apache Tomcat is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution due to a bug in the way the JRE passes command line arguments to Windows.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv2 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-util/CVE-2019-0232.yml
cvssv3 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-util/CVE-2019-0232.yml
Reference id Reference type URL
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107906
CVE-2019-0232 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0232
Data source Metasploit
Description This module exploits a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's CGIServlet component. When the enableCmdLineArguments setting is set to true, a remote user can abuse this to execute system commands, and gain remote code execution.
Note 
SideEffects:
  - ioc-in-logs
  - artifacts-on-disk
Reliability:
  - repeatable-session
Stability:
  - crash-safe
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date April 10, 2019
Platform Windows
Source URL https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/tree/master/modules/exploits/windows/http/tomcat_cgi_cmdlineargs.rb
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added July 3, 2019
Description Apache Tomcat - CGIServlet enableCmdLineArguments Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date July 3, 2019
Exploit type remote
Platform windows
Source update date July 3, 2019
Source URL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/http/tomcat_cgi_cmdlineargs.rb

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-util/CVE-2019-0232.yml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-util/CVE-2019-0232.yml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none

There are no SSVC decisions available.