{"answers":{"affected":"9 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina and tomcat. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28708 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina to a fixed version for your release line: 10.1.6, 11.0.0-M3, 8.5.86 or 9.0.72.","what":"CVE-2023-28708 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 22 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28708 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2023-28708 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 22 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28708 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): affected from 10.1.0-M1; fixed in 10.1.6\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): affected from 10.1.0-M1; fixed in 10.1.6\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): affected from 11.0.0-M1; fixed in 11.0.0-M3\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): affected from 11.0.0-M1; fixed in 11.0.0-M3\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): affected from 8.5.0; fixed in 8.5.86\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): affected from 8.5.0; fixed in 8.5.86\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): affected from 9.0.0-M1; fixed in 9.0.72\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): affected from 9.0.0-M1; fixed in 9.0.72\n- tomcat (Bitnami): affected from 8.5.0; fixed in 8.5.86, 9.0.72, 10.1.6\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28708/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28708/index.md)","id":"CVE-2023-28708","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28708/index.md","name":"CVE-2023-28708","record":{"aliases":["BIT-tomcat-2023-28708","CLEANSTART-2026-RF65873","CLSA-2024-1735064733","CLSA-2024-1735065713","CLSA-2026-1793132890","DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28708","GHSA-2c9m-w27f-53rm","OESA-2023-1247","SUSE-SU-2023:1669-1","SUSE-SU-2023:1672-1","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28708","openSUSE-SU-2024:12821-1"],"analysis":{"component_type":"server_software","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["data_read"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":true,"product_category":"Apache Tomcat","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can intercept session cookies transmitted over insecure channels when using RemoteIpFilter with specific reverse proxy configurations.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"information_disclosure"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"apache","cpe":[{"product":"tomcat","vendor":"apache"}],"cvss":{"score":4.3,"severity":"medium","source":"cisa-adp","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-523","name":"Unprotected Transport of Credentials"}],"description":"When using the RemoteIpFilter with requests received from a    reverse proxy via HTTP that include the X-Forwarded-Proto    header set to https, session cookies created by Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M1 to 11.0.0.-M2, 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.5, 9.0.0-M1 to 9.0.71 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.85 did not include the secure attribute. 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Execution","id":"CVE-2017-12617","kev_date_added":"2022-03-25","published":"2017-10-03"},{"cvss_score":8.1,"headline":"Apache Tomcat on Windows Remote Code Execution","id":"CVE-2017-12615","kev_date_added":"2022-03-25","published":"2017-09-19"},{"cvss_score":7.5,"headline":"Apache Tomcat Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data","id":"CVE-2026-34486","kev_date_added":"2026-08-04","published":"2026-04-09"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Apache Tomcat: HTTP/2 no-authority bypass of strict SNI validation - CVE-2026-32990 fix incomplete","id":"CVE-2026-65637","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-25"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Apache Tomcat: Limited replay attack possible with DIGEST authentication","id":"CVE-2026-65905","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-25"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"Apache-2.0","name":"Bitnami","prefix":"BIT"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC 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