CVE-2022-45143
tomcat: JsonErrorReportValve injection
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · January 3, 2023
Updated · November 2, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Tomcat package. This flaw allowed users to input an invalid JSON structure, causing unwanted behavior as it did not escape the type, message, or description values.
Statement
Although it may be rated as CVSS 7.5, it's still considered a low impact flaw as according to the advisory report from Apache, user controlled data may occur in specific cases only and may alter some specific fields only.
Red Hat Satellite does not include the affected Apache Tomcat, however, Tomcat is shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and consumed by the Candlepin component of Satellite. Red Hat Satellite users are therefore advised to check the impact state of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, since any necessary fixes will be distributed through the platform.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE-74 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component