CVE-2022-29885 is a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting Apache Tomcat versions 8.5.38 to 10.1.0-M14. The vulnerability stems from misleading documentation regarding the EncryptInterceptor, which incorrectly implied full protection for Tomcat clustering over untrusted networks, despite its inability to prevent DoS attacks. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability. While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV entry), a public exploit (EDB-51262) exists, and it has garnered some community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 8.5.38, <= 8.5.78CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.0.13, <= 9.0.62CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:10.1.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:10.1.0:milestone10:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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