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CVE-2005-2090

4.3 · MEDIUM

Jakarta Tomcat 5.0.19 (Coyote/1.1) and Tomcat 4.1.24 (Coyote/1.0) allows remote attackers to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks via an HTTP re…

Published Jul 5, 2005apacheEPSS 29.78%

Overview

CVE-2005-2090 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting apache tomcat. It was published on July 5, 2005 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Jakarta Tomcat 5.0.19 (Coyote/1.1) and Tomcat 4.1.24 (Coyote/1.0) allows remote attackers to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks via an HTTP request with both a "Transfer-Encoding: chunked" header and a Content-Length header, which causes Tomcat to incorrectly handle and forward the body of the request in a way that causes the receiving server to process it as a separate HTTP request, aka "HTTP Request Smuggling."

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from apache. Update tomcat to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refcommunity.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/01/23.aspxRefdocs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172Refh20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01178795Reflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.htmlReflists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000003.htmlRefseclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/Jun/0025.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/26235Refsecunia.com/advisories/26660Refsecunia.com/advisories/27037

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-2090?

CVE-2005-2090 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting apache tomcat. It was published on July 5, 2005 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2005-2090?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2005-2090?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from apache. Update tomcat to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2005-2090?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2005-2090 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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