CVE Catalog

CVE-2021-30640

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk
9.89%

95th percentile - higher than 95% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in the JNDI Realm of Apache Tomcat allows an attacker to authenticate using variations of a valid user name and/or to bypass some of the protection provided by the LockOut Realm. This issue affects Apache Tomcat 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.5; 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.45; 8.5.0 to 8.5.65.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could gain unauthorized access to applications by bypassing account lockout mechanisms, increasing the risk of user account compromise and system security breach.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Apache Tomcat to a patched version and review Realm configuration to ensure adequate protection against unauthorized access.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in the JNDI Realm of Apache Tomcat allows an attacker to authenticate using variations of a valid user name and/or to bypass some of the protection provided by the LockOut Realm. This issue affects Apache Tomcat 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.5; 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.45; 8.5.0 to 8.5.65.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS