Actively exploited · Published Mar 10, 2025 · Assigned by apache

CVE-2025-24813Apache Tomcat: Potential RCE and/or information disclosure and/or information corruption with partial PUT

Critical 10.0 Exploited

In plain English

A critical-severity unsafe deserialization in Apache Tomcat from Apache Software Foundation. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on April 1, 2025). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 99.9% (higher than 99.9% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit, Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)10.0Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)99.9%top 0.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Apr 1, 2025
Attack tooling3Metasploit, Nuclei, Public PoC

CISA guidance

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Federal agencies must remediate by Apr 22, 2025.

Official description

Path Equivalence: 'file.Name' (Internal Dot) leading to Remote Code Execution and/or Information disclosure and/or malicious content added to uploaded files via write enabled Default Servlet in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.2, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.34, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.98. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. If all of the following were true, a malicious user was able to view security sensitive files and/or inject content into those files: - writes enabled for the default servlet (disabled by default) - support for partial PUT (enabled by default) - a target URL for security sensitive uploads that was a sub-directory of a target URL for public uploads - attacker knowledge of the names of security sensitive files being uploaded - the security sensitive files also being uploaded via partial PUT If all of the following were true, a malicious user was able to perform remote code execution: - writes enabled for the default servlet (disabled by default) - support for partial PUT (enabled by default) - application was using Tomcat's file based session persistence with the default storage location - application included a library that may be leveraged in a deserialization attack Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.3, 10.1.35 or 9.0.99, which fixes the issue.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:10tomcat1:10.1.36-1.el10_0ALSA-2025:7497
AlmaLinux:8tomcat1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.3ALSA-2025:3683
AlmaLinux:9tomcat1:9.0.87-2.el9_5.1ALSA-2025:3645
AlmaLinux:10tomcat-admin-webapps1:10.1.36-1.el10_0ALSA-2025:7497
AlmaLinux:8tomcat-admin-webapps1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.3ALSA-2025:3683
AlmaLinux:9tomcat-admin-webapps1:9.0.87-2.el9_5.1ALSA-2025:3645
AlmaLinux:10tomcat-docs-webapp1:10.1.36-1.el10_0ALSA-2025:7497
AlmaLinux:8tomcat-docs-webapp1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.3ALSA-2025:3683
AlmaLinux:9tomcat-docs-webapp1:9.0.87-2.el9_5.1ALSA-2025:3645
AlmaLinux:8tomcat-el-3.0-api1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.3ALSA-2025:3683
AlmaLinux:9tomcat-el-3.0-api1:9.0.87-2.el9_5.1ALSA-2025:3645
AlmaLinux:10tomcat-el-5.0-api1:10.1.36-1.el10_0ALSA-2025:7497
AlmaLinux:8tomcat-jsp-2.3-api1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.3ALSA-2025:3683
AlmaLinux:9tomcat-jsp-2.3-api1:9.0.87-2.el9_5.1ALSA-2025:3645
AlmaLinux:10tomcat-jsp-3.1-api1:10.1.36-1.el10_0ALSA-2025:7497
AlmaLinux:10tomcat-lib1:10.1.36-1.el10_0ALSA-2025:7497
AlmaLinux:8tomcat-lib1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.3ALSA-2025:3683
AlmaLinux:9tomcat-lib1:9.0.87-2.el9_5.1ALSA-2025:3645
AlmaLinux:8tomcat-servlet-4.0-api1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.3ALSA-2025:3683
AlmaLinux:9tomcat-servlet-4.0-api1:9.0.87-2.el9_5.1ALSA-2025:3645
AlmaLinux:10tomcat-servlet-6.0-api1:10.1.36-1.el10_0ALSA-2025:7497
AlmaLinux:10tomcat-webapps1:10.1.36-1.el10_0ALSA-2025:7497
AlmaLinux:8tomcat-webapps1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.3ALSA-2025:3683
AlmaLinux:9tomcat-webapps1:9.0.87-2.el9_5.1ALSA-2025:3645
AlmaLinux:10tomcat91:9.0.87-5.el10_0ALSA-2025:7494
AlmaLinux:10tomcat9-admin-webapps1:9.0.87-5.el10_0ALSA-2025:7494
AlmaLinux:10tomcat9-docs-webapp1:9.0.87-5.el10_0ALSA-2025:7494
AlmaLinux:10tomcat9-el-3.0-api1:9.0.87-5.el10_0ALSA-2025:7494
AlmaLinux:10tomcat9-jsp-2.3-api1:9.0.87-5.el10_0ALSA-2025:7494
AlmaLinux:10tomcat9-lib1:9.0.87-5.el10_0ALSA-2025:7494
AlmaLinux:10tomcat9-servlet-4.0-api1:9.0.87-5.el10_0ALSA-2025:7494
AlmaLinux:10tomcat9-webapps1:9.0.87-5.el10_0ALSA-2025:7494
Debian:12tomcat1010.1.34-0+deb12u2DEBIAN-CVE-2025-24813
Debian:12tomcat1010.1.34-0+deb12u2DSA-5893-1
Debian:13tomcat1010.1.35-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-24813
Debian:14tomcat1010.1.35-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-24813
Debian:12tomcat99.0.70-2DEBIAN-CVE-2025-24813
Debian:13tomcat99.0.70-2DEBIAN-CVE-2025-24813
Debian:14tomcat99.0.70-2DEBIAN-CVE-2025-24813
Mavenorg.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core10.1.35GHSA-83qj-6fr2-vhqg
Mavenorg.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core11.0.3GHSA-83qj-6fr2-vhqg
Mavenorg.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core9.0.99GHSA-83qj-6fr2-vhqg
Mavenorg.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-coreno fix listedGHSA-83qj-6fr2-vhqg
Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinano fix listedGHSA-83qj-6fr2-vhqg
Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina9.0.99GHSA-83qj-6fr2-vhqg
Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina10.1.35GHSA-83qj-6fr2-vhqg
Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina11.0.3GHSA-83qj-6fr2-vhqg
Rocky Linux:10tomcat1:10.1.36-1.el10_0RLSA-2025:7497
Rocky Linux:8tomcat1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.3RLSA-2025:3683
Rocky Linux:9tomcat1:9.0.87-2.el9_5.1RLSA-2025:3645
Rocky Linux:10tomcat91:9.0.87-5.el10_0RLSA-2025:7494
Ubuntu:25.10tomcat99.0.70-2ubuntu2UBUNTU-CVE-2025-24813

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M1 – through 11.0.210.1.0-M1 – through 10.1.349.0.0.M1 – through 9.0.988.5.0 – through 8.5.100

Weakness: CWE-44, CWE-502 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References