RCE in Apache Tomcat
CVE-2019-0232
When running on Windows with enableCmdLineArguments enabled, the CGI Servlet in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.17, 8.5.0 to 8.5.39 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.93 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution due to a bug in the way the JRE passes command lin…
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.997 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat — versions 8.5.0 to 8.5.39, 9.0.0, 7.0.0 to 7.0.93
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- pyn3rd/CVE-2019-0232
- jas502n/CVE-2019-0232
- jaiguptanick/CVE-2019-0232
- setrus/CVE-2019-0232
- cyy95/CVE-2019-0232-EXP
- Dharan10/CVE-2019-0232
- Jorge2Rubio/CVE-2019-0232
- Nicoslo/Windows-Exploitation-Web-Server-Tomcat-8.5.39-CVE-2019-0232
- Nicoslo/Windows-exploitation-Apache-Tomcat-8.5.19-CVE-2019-0232-
- yuzuki-ayanami/CVE-2019-0232
References
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-0232?
- CVE-2019-0232 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-04-15.
- How severe is CVE-2019-0232?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-0232 known to be exploited?
- 54 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.