CVE-2023-42795
tomcat: improper cleaning of recycled objects could lead to information leak
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 10, 2023
Updated · October 3, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Apache Tomcat. Tomcat may skip, after an error, the recycling of the internal objects that the next request/response process might use, resulting in information leaking from one request to the next. This flaw allows a malicious user to have access to this information.
Statement
Red Hat rates this as a Moderate impact as the confidentiality is not fully compromised and the malicious user does not have confirmation over the scenario to replicate the error and capture the possible jeopardizing response.
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 currently available for this flaw.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE-459 · Incomplete Cleanup