CVE-2023-28708

tomcat9: When using the RemoteIpFilter with requests received from a reverse proxy via HTTP that include the X-Forwarded-Pr...

CVE-2023-28708 is fixed in 32 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28708, released March 22, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
4.3
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0183
79th percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libtomcat8-embed-java · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm5 libtomcat8-embed-java 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm5 Mar 13, 2024
libtomcat8-java · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm5 libtomcat8-java 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm5 Mar 13, 2024
libtomcat9-embed-java · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4 libtomcat9-embed-java 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4 Mar 13, 2024
libtomcat9-embed-java · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.8 libtomcat9-embed-java 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.8 Mar 13, 2024
libtomcat9-embed-java · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 libtomcat9-embed-java 9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 Mar 13, 2024
libtomcat9-java · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4 libtomcat9-java 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4 Mar 13, 2024
libtomcat9-java · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.8 libtomcat9-java 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.8 Mar 13, 2024
libtomcat9-java · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 libtomcat9-java 9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 Mar 13, 2024
libtomcat9-java · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 9.0.70-2ubuntu0.1+esm2 libtomcat9-java 9.0.70-2ubuntu0.1+esm2 Nov 7, 2024
libtomcat9-java · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 9.0.70-2ubuntu1.24.10.2 libtomcat9-java 9.0.70-2ubuntu1.24.10.2 Jan 16, 2026
libtomcat9-java · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 9.0.70-2ubuntu1.25.04.2 libtomcat9-java 9.0.70-2ubuntu1.25.04.2 Jan 16, 2026
libtomcat9-java · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 9.0.70-2ubuntu3 libtomcat9-java 9.0.70-2ubuntu3 Nov 7, 2024
tomcat · RHEL 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 RHSA-2023:7065 Nov 14, 2023
tomcat · RHEL 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 RHSA-2023:6570 Nov 7, 2023
tomcat · almalinux 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 ALSA-2023:7065 Nov 14, 2023
tomcat · almalinux 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 ALSA-2023:6570 Nov 7, 2023
tomcat · ol 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 ELSA-2023-7065 Nov 17, 2023
tomcat · ol 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 ELSA-2023-6570 Nov 11, 2023
tomcat-admin-webapps · RHEL 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 RHSA-2023:7065 Nov 14, 2023
tomcat-admin-webapps · RHEL 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 RHSA-2023:6570 Nov 7, 2023
tomcat-admin-webapps · almalinux 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 ALSA-2023:7065 Nov 14, 2023
tomcat-admin-webapps · almalinux 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 ALSA-2023:6570 Nov 7, 2023
tomcat-admin-webapps · ol 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 ELSA-2023-7065 Nov 17, 2023
tomcat-admin-webapps · ol 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 ELSA-2023-6570 Nov 11, 2023
tomcat-docs-webapp · RHEL 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 RHSA-2023:7065 Nov 14, 2023
tomcat-docs-webapp · RHEL 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 RHSA-2023:6570 Nov 7, 2023
tomcat-docs-webapp · almalinux 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 ALSA-2023:7065 Nov 14, 2023
tomcat-docs-webapp · almalinux 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 ALSA-2023:6570 Nov 7, 2023
tomcat-docs-webapp · ol 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 ELSA-2023-7065 Nov 17, 2023
tomcat-docs-webapp · ol 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 ELSA-2023-6570 Nov 11, 2023
tomcat-el-3.0-api · RHEL 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 RHSA-2023:7065 Nov 14, 2023
tomcat-el-3.0-api · RHEL 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 RHSA-2023:6570 Nov 7, 2023
tomcat-el-3.0-api · almalinux 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 ALSA-2023:7065 Nov 14, 2023
tomcat-el-3.0-api · almalinux 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 ALSA-2023:6570 Nov 7, 2023
tomcat-el-3.0-api · ol 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 ELSA-2023-7065 Nov 17, 2023
tomcat-el-3.0-api · ol 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 ELSA-2023-6570 Nov 11, 2023
tomcat-jsp-2.3-api · RHEL 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 RHSA-2023:7065 Nov 14, 2023
tomcat-jsp-2.3-api · RHEL 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 RHSA-2023:6570 Nov 7, 2023
tomcat-jsp-2.3-api · almalinux 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 ALSA-2023:7065 Nov 14, 2023
tomcat-jsp-2.3-api · almalinux 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 ALSA-2023:6570 Nov 7, 2023
tomcat-jsp-2.3-api · ol 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 ELSA-2023-7065 Nov 17, 2023
tomcat-jsp-2.3-api · ol 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 ELSA-2023-6570 Nov 11, 2023
tomcat-lib · RHEL 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 RHSA-2023:7065 Nov 14, 2023
tomcat-lib · RHEL 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 RHSA-2023:6570 Nov 7, 2023
tomcat-lib · almalinux 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 ALSA-2023:7065 Nov 14, 2023
tomcat-lib · almalinux 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 ALSA-2023:6570 Nov 7, 2023
tomcat-lib · ol 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 ELSA-2023-7065 Nov 17, 2023
tomcat-lib · ol 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 ELSA-2023-6570 Nov 11, 2023
tomcat-servlet-4.0-api · RHEL 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 RHSA-2023:7065 Nov 14, 2023
tomcat-servlet-4.0-api · RHEL 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 RHSA-2023:6570 Nov 7, 2023
tomcat-servlet-4.0-api · almalinux 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 ALSA-2023:7065 Nov 14, 2023
tomcat-servlet-4.0-api · almalinux 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 ALSA-2023:6570 Nov 7, 2023
tomcat-servlet-4.0-api · ol 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 ELSA-2023-7065 Nov 17, 2023
tomcat-servlet-4.0-api · ol 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 ELSA-2023-6570 Nov 11, 2023
tomcat-webapps · RHEL 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 RHSA-2023:7065 Nov 14, 2023
tomcat-webapps · RHEL 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 RHSA-2023:6570 Nov 7, 2023
tomcat-webapps · almalinux 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 ALSA-2023:7065 Nov 14, 2023
tomcat-webapps · almalinux 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 ALSA-2023:6570 Nov 7, 2023
tomcat-webapps · ol 8 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9 ELSA-2023-7065 Nov 17, 2023
tomcat-webapps · ol 9 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3 ELSA-2023-6570 Nov 11, 2023
tomcat10 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 10.1.6-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28708 Mar 22, 2023
tomcat10 · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 10.1.6-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28708 Mar 22, 2023
tomcat10 · Debian 14 10.1.6-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28708 Mar 22, 2023
tomcat8 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm5 tomcat8 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm5 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat8-admin · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm5 tomcat8-admin 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm5 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat8-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm5 tomcat8-common 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm5 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat8-docs · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm5 tomcat8-docs 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm5 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat8-examples · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm5 tomcat8-examples 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm5 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat8-user · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm5 tomcat8-user 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm5 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat9 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 9.0.70-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28708 Mar 22, 2023
tomcat9 · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 9.0.70-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28708 Mar 22, 2023
tomcat9 · Debian 14 9.0.70-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28708 Mar 22, 2023
tomcat9 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4 tomcat9 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat9 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.8 tomcat9 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.8 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat9 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 tomcat9 9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat9 · amzn 2023 1:9.0.71-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2023-176 Apr 27, 2023
tomcat9-admin · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4 tomcat9-admin 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat9-admin · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.8 tomcat9-admin 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.8 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat9-admin · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 tomcat9-admin 9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat9-admin-webapps · amzn 2023 1:9.0.71-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2023-176 Apr 27, 2023
tomcat9-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4 tomcat9-common 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat9-common · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.8 tomcat9-common 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.8 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat9-common · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 tomcat9-common 9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat9-docs · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4 tomcat9-docs 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat9-docs · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.8 tomcat9-docs 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.8 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat9-docs · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 tomcat9-docs 9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat9-docs-webapp · amzn 2023 1:9.0.71-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2023-176 Apr 27, 2023
tomcat9-el-3.0-api · amzn 2023 1:9.0.71-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2023-176 Apr 27, 2023
tomcat9-examples · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4 tomcat9-examples 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat9-examples · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.8 tomcat9-examples 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.8 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat9-examples · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 tomcat9-examples 9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat9-jsp-2.3-api · amzn 2023 1:9.0.71-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2023-176 Apr 27, 2023
tomcat9-lib · amzn 2023 1:9.0.71-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2023-176 Apr 27, 2023
tomcat9-servlet-4.0-api · amzn 2023 1:9.0.71-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2023-176 Apr 27, 2023
tomcat9-user · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4 tomcat9-user 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat9-user · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.8 tomcat9-user 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.8 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat9-user · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 tomcat9-user 9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm4 Mar 13, 2024
tomcat9-webapps · amzn 2023 1:9.0.71-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2023-176 Apr 27, 2023

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