CVE-2018-8034 (High) detected in tomcat-embed-websocket-8.5.4.jar

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CVE-2018-8034 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - tomcat-embed-websocket-8.5.4.jar

Core Tomcat implementation

Library home page: http://tomcat.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /fitbit-api-example-java/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.m2/repository/org/apache/tomcat/embed/tomcat-embed-websocket/8.5.4/tomcat-embed-websocket-8.5.4.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-1.4.0.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-boot-starter-tomcat-1.4.0.RELEASE.jar
    • ❌ tomcat-embed-websocket-8.5.4.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 04899f6f17c09c03a85b2830f005e3ddcae7da12

Vulnerability Details

The host name verification when using TLS with the WebSocket client was missing. It is now enabled by default. Versions Affected: Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.9, 8.5.0 to 8.5.31, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.52, and 7.0.35 to 7.0.88.

Publish Date: 2018-08-01

URL: CVE-2018-8034

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8034

Release Date: 2018-01-07

Fix Resolution: 7.0.90, 8.0.53, 8.5.32, 9.0.10

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