GHSA-h3x4-894j-xpx5 BIT-tomcat-2026-68525 CVE-2026-68525
Apache Tomcat's FORM authentication process has an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability
Critical
Maven
- Severity
- 9.1 / 10
- Critical · CVSS 3.1
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 0.64%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 50.83% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
- Fix
- Available
- 3 packages have a fixed version
Description
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's FORM authentication process allows the bypassing of a security constraint that limits user has access to a resource POST but not GET.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.120.
The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Other unsupported versions may also be affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.25, 10.1.58 or 9.0.121, which fixes the issue.
Affected versions
Maven
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.25 |
11.0.25 |
| org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.58 |
10.1.58 |
| org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | >= 9.0.0-M1, < 9.0.121 |
9.0.121 |
| org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | >= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.100 |
No fix yet |
| org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.109 |
No fix yet |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.25 |
11.0.25 |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.58 |
10.1.58 |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 9.0.0-M1, < 9.0.121 |
9.0.121 |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.100 |
No fix yet |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.109 |
No fix yet |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.25 |
11.0.25 |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.58 |
10.1.58 |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | >= 9.0.0-M1, < 9.0.121 |
9.0.121 |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | >= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.100 |
No fix yet |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.109 |
No fix yet |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core Maven → 11.0.25
- maven
<dependency><groupId>org.apache.tomcat.embed</groupId><artifactId>tomcat-embed-core</artifactId><version>11.0.25</version></dependency>- gradle
implementation("org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core:11.0.25")
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat Maven → 11.0.25
- maven
<dependency><groupId>org.apache.tomcat</groupId><artifactId>tomcat</artifactId><version>11.0.25</version></dependency>- gradle
implementation("org.apache.tomcat:tomcat:11.0.25")
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina Maven → 11.0.25
- maven
<dependency><groupId>org.apache.tomcat</groupId><artifactId>tomcat-catalina</artifactId><version>11.0.25</version></dependency>- gradle
implementation("org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina:11.0.25")
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.1 9.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Weakness
CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization
The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.
How to prevent it
- Architecture and Design: Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) [REF-229] to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries. Note that this approach may not protect against horizontal authorization, i.e., it will not protect a user from attacking others with the same role.
- Architecture and Design: Ensure that access control checks are performed related to the business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that are applied to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records. For example, a database may restrict access for medical records to a specific database user, but each record might only be intended to be accessible to the patient and the patient's doctor [REF-7].
- Architecture and Design: Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid. For example, consider using authorization frameworks such as the JAAS Authorization Framework [REF-233] and the OWASP ESAPI Access Control feature [REF-45].
- Architecture and Design: For web applications, make sure that the access control mechanism is enforced correctly at the server side on every page. Users should not be able to access any unauthorized functionality or information by simply requesting direct access to that page. One way to do this is to ensure that all pages containing sensitive information are not cached, and that all such pages restrict access to requests that are accompanied by an active and authenticated session token associated with a user who has the required permissions to access that page.
- System Configuration, Installation: Use the access control capabilities of your operating system and server environment and define your access control lists accordingly. Use a "default deny" policy when defining these ACLs.
References
Advisories
Packages
Other links
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/10d048e16034ddf12055e0cede0da05b15c823b8
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/32f0c38526b4e655ff0c17cd97afedefc624fe43
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/58123aa468a20e2a079b7e0c68a4009e2475c098
- lists.apache.org/thread/x1y2lfsgzxwzc456f8954vbvgn03zhd7
- tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html
- tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html
- tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/26/7
Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
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