# CVE-2017-5648: While investigating bug 60718, it was noticed that some calls to application listeners in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M17, 8.5.0 to 8.5.

- Also known as: GHSA-3VX3-XF6Q-R5XP
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.0.0.M18, 8.5.13, 8.0.42, 7.0.76
- Published: 2017-04-17 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat: 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M17, 8.5.0 to 8.5.11, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.41, 7.0.0 to 7.0.75
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): from 9.0.0.M1, fixed in 9.0.0.M18
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): from 8.5.0, fixed in 8.5.13
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): from 8.0.0, fixed in 8.0.42
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.0.76
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): from 9.0.0.M1, fixed in 9.0.0.M18
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): from 8.5.0, fixed in 8.5.13
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): from 8.0.0, fixed in 8.0.42
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.0.76

## Description

While investigating bug 60718, it was noticed that some calls to application listeners in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M17, 8.5.0 to 8.5.11, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.41, and 7.0.0 to 7.0.75 did not use the appropriate facade object. When running an untrusted application under a SecurityManager, it was therefore possible for that untrusted application to retain a reference to the request or response object and thereby access and/or modify information associated with another web application.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina, org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core, upgrade to a fixed version (9.0.0.M18, 8.5.13, 8.0.42, 7.0.76) per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d0e00f2e147a9e9b13a6829133092f349b2882bf6860397368a52600%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-09
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180614-0001/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97530
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1801
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3843
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038220
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3842
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1809
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1802
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/20/8

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