CVE-2022-45143 — The JsonErrorReportValve in Apache Tomcat 8

The JsonErrorReportValve in Apache Tomcat 8.5.83, 9.0.40 to 9.0.68 and 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.1 did not escape the type, message or description values. In some circumstances these are constructed from user provided data and it was therefore possible for users to supply values that inv

01What is this vulnerability?

The JsonErrorReportValve in Apache Tomcat 8.5.83, 9.0.40 to 9.0.68 and 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.1 did not escape the type, message or description values. In some circumstances these are constructed from user provided data and it was therefore possible for users to supply values that invalidated or manipulated the JSON output.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Tomcat	10.1.0-M1, 9.0.40, 8.5.83

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-01-03T18:12:28.351Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-03T14:09:56.475Z

09References

• lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread/yqkd183xrw3wqvnpcg3osbcryq85fkzj
• security.gentoo.org — https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-37