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CVE-2020-13935
high
CVSS 7.5
Vulnerability in org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (CVE-2020-13935)
Summary
vulnerability in org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (CVE-2020-13935). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `7.0.105` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2020-13935** has been found in org.apache.tomcat:tomcat.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat to **7.0.105** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "org.apache.tomcat:tomcat CVE-2020-13935" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2020-13935 (org.apache.tomcat:tomcat) — CWE-835 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `7.0.105` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-835) exists in org.apache.tomcat:tomcat.
📍 Affected scope
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **7.0.105**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'org.apache.tomcat:tomcat' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'org.apache.tomcat:tomcat' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `org.apache.tomcat:tomcat` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat to 7.0.105ステージング環境で 7.0.105 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
maven
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.0.105"}]}]
maven
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-websocket
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"10.0.0-M7"}]}]
maven
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-websocket
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.0.105"}]}]
References
- advisory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- advisory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- advisory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- advisory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- advisory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- advisory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- advisory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- advisory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- advisory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- package https://github.com/apache/tomcat
- patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13935
- web https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4e5d3c09f4dd2923191e972408b40fb8b42dbff0bc7904d44b651e50@%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- web https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/12d715676038efbf9c728af10163f8277fc019d5
- web https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/1c1c77b0efb667cea80b532440b44cea1dc427c3
- web https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/40fa74c74822711ab878079d0a69f7357926723d
- web https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/4c04982870d6e730c38e21e58fb653b7cf723784
- web https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/f9f75c14678b68633f79030ddf4ff827f014cc84
- web https://usn.ubuntu.com/4596-1
- web https://usn.ubuntu.com/4448-1
- web https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200724-0003
- web https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html
- web https://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
- web https://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
- web https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m7jv-hq7h-mq7c
- web af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108