CVE-2024-52316 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache Tomcat versions 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M26, 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.30, and 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.95, as well as older EOL versions. It arises when a custom Jakarta Authentication ServerAuthContext component, configured in Tomcat, fails to explicitly set an HTTP status for an exception during authentication, potentially allowing unauthorized access. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no known active exploits or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating high awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 9.0.0, < 9.0.96CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.1.0, < 10.1.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone11:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
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