CVE-2023-28708

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.

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Security Fix(es):

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.(CVE-2023-28708)

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.

Apache Tomcat is a servlet container for the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies.

Security Fix(es):

• Apache Commons FileUpload: FileUpload DoS with excessive parts (CVE-2023-24998)
• tomcat: not including the secure attribute causes information disclosure (CVE-2023-28708)
• tomcat: Fix for CVE-2023-24998 was incomplete (CVE-2023-28709)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Apache Tomcat is a servlet container for the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies.

Security Fix(es):

• Apache Commons FileUpload: FileUpload DoS with excessive parts (CVE-2023-24998)
• tomcat: not including the secure attribute causes information disclosure (CVE-2023-28708)
• tomcat: Fix for CVE-2023-24998 was incomplete (CVE-2023-28709)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

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 10.1.0 to 10.1.5, 9.0.0 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.

• SECURITY UPDATE: Missing secure attribute in session cookies with RemoteIpFilter
  • debian/patches/CVE-2023-28708.patch: Fix JSessionId secure attribute missing with RemoteIpFilter and X-Forwarded-Proto set to https
  • CVE-2023-28708

• SECURITY UPDATE: Missing secure attribute in session cookies when using RemoteIpFilter with X-Forwarded-Proto header set to https
  • debian/patches/CVE-2023-28708.patch: Fix JSessionId secure attribute missing when RemoteIpFilter determines request submitted via secure channel
  • CVE-2023-28708

TuxCare rebuilt 5 packages to address 18 CVEs. Fixed in 9.0.50-tuxcare.2.

TuxCare rebuilt 5 packages to address 23 CVEs. Fixed in 9.0.46-tuxcare.1.

TuxCare rebuilt 32 packages to address 16 CVEs. Fixed in 7.0.70-tuxcare.4.

TuxCare rebuilt 8 packages to address 32 CVEs. Fixed in 9.0.24-tuxcare.1.

TuxCare rebuilt 7 packages to address 24 CVEs. Fixed in 8.5.46-tuxcare.1.

TuxCare rebuilt 5 packages to address 9 CVEs. Fixed in 9.0.13-tuxcare.1.

TuxCare rebuilt 5 packages to address 26 CVEs. Fixed in 9.0.39-tuxcare.2.

TuxCare rebuilt org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina to address 1 CVE. Fixed in 8.5.78-tuxcare.3.

Information disclosure due to concurrency bug (CVE-2021-43980) Fix for CVE-2020-9484 introduced a time of check, time of use vulnerability (CVE-2022-23181) Correct documentation to warn of use over untrusted networks. (CVE-2022-29885) Correct documentation showing use of XSS vulnerability. (CVE-2022-34305) Fix to reject invalid Content-Length header (CVE-2022-42252) Fix escaping of the type, message or description values. (CVE-2022-45143) Fix FileUpload limiting of the number of request parts to be processed to prevent the possibility of an attacker triggering a DoS (CVE-2023-24998) Fix setting of session cookie secure attribute when using RemoteIpFilter with X-Forwarded-Proto header set to https (CVE-2023-28708) Obsolete tomcat-jsvc

These are all security issues fixed in the tomcat-9.0.43-15.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

These are all security issues fixed in the tomcat10-10.1.14-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

This update for tomcat fixes the following issues:

• CVE-2023-28708: Fixed information disclosure by not including the secure attribute (bsc#1209622).

This update for tomcat fixes the following issues:

• CVE-2023-28708: Fixed information disclosure by not including the secure attribute (bsc#1209622).

This update for tomcat fixes the following issues:

• CVE-2023-28708: Fixed information disclosure by not including the secure attribute (bsc#1209622).
• CVE-2023-24998: Fixed FileUpload deny-of-service with excessive parts (bsc#1208513).

This update for tomcat fixes the following issues:

Update to Tomcat 9.0.115:

• CVE-2025-48989: HTTP/2 protocol (including DNS over HTTPS) is vulnerable to 'MadeYouReset' DoS attack (bsc#1243895).
• CVE-2025-52434: race condition on connection close when using the APR/Native connector could lead to a JVM crash (bsc#1246389).
• CVE-2025-53506: uncontrolled resource HTTP/2 client consumption vulnerability (bsc#1246318).
• CVE-2025-66614: client certificate verification bypass due to virtual host mapping (bsc#1258371).
• CVE-2026-24733: improper input validation on HTTP/0.9 requests (bsc#1258385).
• CVE-2023-44487: Rapid reset attack (bsc#1216182).

It was discovered that Tomcat did not include the secure attribute for session cookies when using the RemoteIpFilter with requests from a reverse proxy. An attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive information. (CVE-2023-28708)

It was discovered that Tomcat had a vulnerability in its FORM authentication feature, leading to an open redirect attack. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform phishing attacks. (CVE-2023-41080)

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly recycled certain objects, which could lead to information leaking from one request to the next. An attacker could potentially use this issue to leak sensitive information. (CVE-2023-42795)

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled HTTP trailer headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform HTTP request smuggling. (CVE-2023-45648)

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled socket cleanup, which could lead to websocket connections staying open. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-23672)

It was discovered that Tomcat did not include the secure attribute for session cookies when using the RemoteIpFilter with requests from a reverse proxy. An attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive information. This issue was fixed for tomcat8 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and for tomcat9 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.10, and Ubuntu 25.04. (CVE-2023-28708)

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly recycled certain objects, which could lead to information leaking from one request to the next. An attacker could potentially use this issue to leak sensitive information. This issue was fixed for tomcat8 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and for tomcat9 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.10, and Ubuntu 25.04. (CVE-2023-42795)

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled HTTP trailer headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform HTTP request smuggling. This issue was fixed for tomcat8 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and for tomcat9 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.10, and Ubuntu 25.04. (CVE-2023-45648)

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled incomplete POST requests, which could cause error responses to contain data from previous requests. An attacker could potentially use this issue to leak sensitive information. This issue was fixed for tomcat8 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and for tomcat9 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-21733)

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled socket cleanup, which could lead to websocket connections staying open. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue was fixed for tomcat8 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, tomcat9 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.10, and Ubuntu 25.04, and for tomcat10 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-23672)

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled HTTP/2 requests that exceeded configured header limits. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-24549)

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled some cases of excessive HTTP headers when processing HTTP/2 streams. This led to miscounting of active streams and incorrect timeout handling. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause connections to remain open indefinitely, leading to a denial of service. This issue was fixed for tomcat9 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.10, and Ubuntu 25.04, and for tomcat10 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-34750)

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled TLS handshake processes under certain configurations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue was fixed for tomcat9 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.10, and Ubuntu 25.04, and for tomcat10 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-38286)