CVE-2019-12418 describes a man-in-the-middle vulnerability affecting Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M1-9.0.28, 8.5.0-8.5.47, and 7.0.0-7.0.97 when configured with the JMX Remote Lifecycle Listener. A local attacker can manipulate the RMI registry to intercept JMX credentials, subsequently gaining full control over the Tomcat instance. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.0 (High) due to its high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring high attack complexity and local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.97CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.47CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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