CVE-2018-1304
The URL pattern of "" (the empty string) which exactly maps to the context root was not correctly handled in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.4, 8.5.0 to 8.5.27, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.84
02 Description
The URL pattern of "" (the empty string) which exactly maps to the context root was not correctly handled in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.4, 8.5.0 to 8.5.27, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.84
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 17.07% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-15.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-02-28 20:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-15 17:31Z13 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-12-07
- Assigning CNA
- apache
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 80203d47e12469ba22876b7c0656ed987e25f37864f21a6d504136b582c5a29f
05 Affected products
06 References
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:1448https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1448
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180706-0001/
- www.securityfocus.com103170http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103170
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:1449https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1449
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:1450https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1450
- lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b1d7e2425d6fd2cebed40d318f9365b44546077e10949b01b1f8a0fb%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- www.debian.orgDSA-4281https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4281
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:2939https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2939
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:0465https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0465
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3665-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3665-1/
- www.securitytracker.com1040427http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040427
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:1320https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1320
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:1451https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1451
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20180306 [SECURITY] [DLA 1301-1] tomcat7 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00004.html
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20180729 [SECURITY] [DLA 1450-1] tomcat8 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00044.html
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:0466https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0466
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:1447https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1447
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20180627 [SECURITY] [DLA 1400-1] tomcat7 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00008.html
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [24/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eb6efa8d59c45a7a9eff94c4b925467d3b3fec8ba7697f3daa314b04%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [25/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [22/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [23/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5c0e00fd31efc11e147bf99d0f03c00a734447d3b131ab0818644cdb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [24/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20190413 svn commit: r1857494 [17/20] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20190413 svn commit: r1857496 [3/4] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e85e83e9954f169bbb77b44baae5a33d8de878df557bb32b7f793661%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20190413 svn commit: r1857494 [16/20] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20190415 svn commit: r1857582 [18/22] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/stylesheets/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1dd0a59c1295cc08ce4c9e7edae5ad2268acc9ba55adcefa0532e5ba%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20190415 svn commit: r1857582 [17/22] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/stylesheets/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20190415 svn commit: r1857582 [19/22] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/stylesheets/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2019:2205https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2205
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [24/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6ccee4e849bc77df0840c7f853f6bd09d426f6741247da2b7429d5d9%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [25/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [27/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [28/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raba0fabaf4d56d4325ab2aca8814f0b30a237ab83d8106b115ee279a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [29/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
07 Fixed in
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- tomcat7 Fixed in 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- tomcat8 Fixed in 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.6
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- tomcat7 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.