Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Mar 22, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-28708
CVE-2023-28708
Description
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaMaven | >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.0-M3 | 11.0.0-M3 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaMaven | >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.6 | 10.1.6 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaMaven | >= 9.0.0-M1, < 9.0.72 | 9.0.72 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaMaven | >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.86 | 8.5.86 |
Affected products
40- Apache Software Foundation/Apache Tomcatv5Range: 11.0.0-M1
- osv-coords36 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat10&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-catalinapkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.2pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%209pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%209pkg:bitnami/tomcatpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4-ESPOSpkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcatpkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat-admin-webappspkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat-docs-webapppkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat-el-3.0-apipkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat-jsp-2.3-apipkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat-libpkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat-servlet-4.0-apipkg:rpm/almalinux/tomcat-webapps
< 9.0.43-15.1+ 35 more
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.43-15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.1.14-1.1
- (no CPE)range: >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.0-M3
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.43-150200.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.43-150200.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.43-150200.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.43-150200.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.43-150200.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.43-150200.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.43-150200.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.43-150200.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.43-150200.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.43-150200.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.43-150200.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.43-150200.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.36-3.102.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.36-3.102.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.36-3.102.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.36-3.102.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.36-150100.4.90.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.36-150100.4.90.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.36-3.102.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.36-3.102.1
- (no CPE)range: >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.86
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.115-3.160.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.115-3.160.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.36-150100.4.90.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.36-3.102.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- lists.apache.org/thread/hdksc59z3s7tm39x0pp33mtwdrt8qr67nvdMailing ListPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-2c9m-w27f-53rmghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28708ghsaADVISORY
- bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgighsaWEB
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/3b51230764da595bb19e8d0962dd8c69ab40dfabghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/5b72c94e8b2c4ada63a1d91dc527bf4d8fd1f510ghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/c64d496dda1560b5df113be55fbfaefec349b50fghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/f509bbf31fc00abe3d9f25ebfabca5e05173da5bghsaWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230331-0012ghsaWEB
- tomcat.apache.org/security-10.htmlghsaWEB
- tomcat.apache.org/security-11.htmlghsaWEB
- tomcat.apache.org/security-8.htmlghsaWEB
- tomcat.apache.org/security-9.htmlghsaWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230331-0012/nvd
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