Vulnerability · Published Mar 22, 2023 · Assigned by apache
CVE-2023-28708Apache Tomcat: JSESSIONID Cookie missing secure attribute in some configurations
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Apache Tomcat from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.8% (higher than 79% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official 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. This could result in the user agent transmitting the session cookie over an insecure channel. Older, EOL versions may also be affected.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 | ALSA-2023:7065 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 | ALSA-2023:6570 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-admin-webapps | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 | ALSA-2023:7065 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-admin-webapps | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 | ALSA-2023:6570 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-docs-webapp | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 | ALSA-2023:7065 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-docs-webapp | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 | ALSA-2023:6570 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-el-3.0-api | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 | ALSA-2023:7065 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-el-3.0-api | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 | ALSA-2023:6570 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-jsp-2.3-api | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 | ALSA-2023:7065 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-jsp-2.3-api | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 | ALSA-2023:6570 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-lib | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 | ALSA-2023:7065 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-lib | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 | ALSA-2023:6570 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-servlet-4.0-api | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 | ALSA-2023:7065 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-servlet-4.0-api | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 | ALSA-2023:6570 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-webapps | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 | ALSA-2023:7065 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | tomcat-webapps | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 | ALSA-2023:6570 |
| Debian:12 | tomcat10 | 10.1.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28708 |
| Debian:13 | tomcat10 | 10.1.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28708 |
| Debian:14 | tomcat10 | 10.1.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28708 |
| Debian:12 | tomcat9 | 9.0.70-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28708 |
| Debian:13 | tomcat9 | 9.0.70-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28708 |
| Debian:14 | tomcat9 | 9.0.70-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28708 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | 8.5.86 | GHSA-2c9m-w27f-53rm |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | 11.0.0-M3 | GHSA-2c9m-w27f-53rm |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | 10.1.6 | GHSA-2c9m-w27f-53rm |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | 9.0.72 | GHSA-2c9m-w27f-53rm |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | tomcat9 | 9.0.70-2ubuntu3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28708 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Tomcat | 11.0.0-M1 – through 11.0.0-M210.1.0-M1 – through 10.1.59.0.0-M1 – through 9.0.718.5.0 – through 8.5.85 |
Weakness: CWE-523 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N