CVE-2025-24813 Information

Description

Path Equivalence: ‘file.Name’ (Internal Dot) leading to Remote Code Execution and/or Information disclosure and/or malicious content added to uploaded files via write enabled Default Servlet in Apache Tomcat.

This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.2 from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.34 from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.98.

If all of the following were true a malicious user was able to view security sensitive files and/or inject content into those files: - writes enabled for the default servlet (disabled by default)

• support for partial PUT (enabled by default)
• a target URL for security sensitive uploads that was a sub-directory of a target URL for public uploads - attacker knowledge of the names of security sensitive files being uploaded - the security sensitive files also being uploaded via partial PUT

If all of the following were true a malicious user was able to perform remote code execution:

• writes enabled for the default servlet (disabled by default) - support for partial PUT (enabled by default) - application was using Tomcat’s file based session persistence with the default storage location - application included a library that may be leveraged in a deserialization attack

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.3 10.1.35 or 9.0.98 which fixes the issue.

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/10/5 https://lists.apache.org/thread/j5fkjv2k477os90nczf2v9l61fb0kkgq