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Apache Tomcat: Leaking of unrelated request bodies in default error page

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 8.5.7 through 8.5.63, from 9.0.0-M11 through 9.0.43. Other, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 8.5.64 onwards or 9.0.44 onwards, which contain a fix for the issue.

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CVEs
CVE-2024-21733
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4 Nov 2026, 02:25 UTC · Revision 1

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Apache Tomcat: Leaking of unrelated request bodies in default error page

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 Jan 2024, 10:29 UTC

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 8.5.7 through 8.5.63, from 9.0.0-M11 through 9.0.43. Other, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 8.5.64 onwards or 9.0.44 onwards, which contain a fix for the issue.

osv:CVE-2024-21733
Complete source record
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