CVE-2023-28708
Published: 22 March 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-28708 is a medium-severity Unprotected Transport of Credentials (CWE-523) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 28.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-0829
Vulnerability details
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…
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did not include the secure attribute. This could result in the user agent transmitting the session cookie over an insecure channel. Older, EOL versions may also be affected.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Using a distinct channel for credential transmission prevents unprotected transport over the application's normal communication path.
Requiring protected transport for credentials directly mitigates unprotected credential transmission over networks.
Prevents unprotected transport of credentials by mandating confidentiality mechanisms such as TLS for all sensitive data flows.