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CVE-2023-42795

Apache Tomcat Incomplete Cleanup vulnerability

Incomplete Cleanup vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.When recycling various internal objects in Apache Tomcat from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M11, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.13, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.80 and from 8.5.0 through 8.5.93, an error could cause Tomcat to skip some parts of the recycling process leading to information leaking from the current request/response to the next. Older, EOL versions may also be affected.Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M12 onwards, 10.1.14 onwards, 9.0.81 onwards or 8.5.94 onwards, which fixes the issue.

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Vulnerability Details
Score
5.3
Score Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected Versions
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote >= 11.0.0-M1 < 11.0.0-M12; org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote >= 10.1.0-M1 < 10.1.14; org.apache.tomcat:tomcat >= 9.0.0-M1 < 9.0.81; org.apache.tomcat:tomcat >= 8.5.0 < 8.5.94; org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core >= 11.0.0-M1 < 11.0.0-M12; org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core >= 10.1.0-M1 < 10.1.14; org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core >= 9.0.0-M1 < 9.0.81; org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core >= 8.5.0 < 8.5.94
Severity
Medium
Ecosystem
Publish Date
October 10, 2023
Modified Date
August 8, 2025