The fix for CVE-2023-24998 was incomplete for Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M2 to 11.0.0-M4, 10.1.5 to 10.1.7, 9.0.71 to 9.0.73 and 8.5.85 to 8.5.87. If non-default HTTP connector settings were used such that the maxParameterCount could be reached using query string parameters and a request was submitted that supplied exactly maxParameterCount parameters in the query string, the limit for uploaded request parts could be bypassed with the potential for a denial of service to occur.
CVE-2023-28709
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.5%, top 33% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 52%
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 98.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 22, 2023
Last Modified
February 13, 2025
References (10)
- security@apachehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/22/1
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread/7wvxonzwb7k9hx9jt3q33cmy7j97jo3j
- security@apachehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-37
- security@apachehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230616-0004/
- security@apachehttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5521
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/22/1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread/7wvxonzwb7k9hx9jt3q33cmy7j97jo3j
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-37
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230616-0004/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5521
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-28709(4)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2023:7065Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2023:6570Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2023:4910Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.7.4 release and security update
- RHSA-2023:4909Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.7.4 release and security update
Patch Availability(4)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | tomcat-1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 | 2023-11-14 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat-1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 | 2023-11-07 | redhat |
| redhat | jws5-tomcat-0:9.0.62-15.redhat_00013.1.el9jws | 2023-09-04 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat | 2023-09-04 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(2 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | 9.0.71, 9.0.72, 9.0.73 | 9.0.74 | — |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote | 8.5.85, 8.5.86, 8.5.87 | 8.5.88 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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