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CVE-2023-46589

Apache Tomcat Improper Input Validation vulnerability

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. Tomcat from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M10, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.15, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.82, and from 8.5.0 through 8.5.95 did not correctly parse HTTP trailer headers. A trailer header that exceeded the header size limit could cause Tomcat to treat a single request as multiple requests leading to the possibility of request smuggling when behind a reverse proxy. Older, EOL versions may also be affected.Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M11 onwards, 10.1.16 onwards, 9.0.83 onwards or 8.5.96 onwards, which fix the issue.

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Vulnerability Details
Score
7.5
Score Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Versions
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina >= 11.0.0-M1 < 11.0.0-M11; org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina >= 10.1.0-M1 < 10.1.16; org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina >= 9.0.0-M1 < 9.0.83; org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina >= 8.5.0 < 8.5.96; org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core >= 11.0.0-M1 < 11.0.0-M11; org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core >= 10.1.0-M1 < 10.1.16; org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core >= 9.0.0-M1 < 9.0.83; org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core >= 8.5.0 < 8.5.96
Severity
High
Ecosystem
Publish Date
November 28, 2023
Modified Date
August 8, 2025