CVE-2023-45648 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2023-45648

Apache Tomcat: Trailer header parsing too lenient

Vulnerability Description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.Tomcat from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M11, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.13, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.81 and from 8.5.0 through 8.5.93 did not correctly parse HTTP trailer headers. A specially crafted, invalid trailer header could cause Tomcat to treat a single request as multiple requests leading to the possibility of request smuggling when behind a reverse proxy. Older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M12 onwards, 10.1.14 onwards, 9.0.81 onwards or 8.5.94 onwards, which fix the issue.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Keran Mu and Jianjun Chen from Tsinghua University and Zhongguancun Laboratory

Affected Vendor

Apache Software Foundation

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Affected Software

Apache Tomcat
Vulnerable Versions:
11.0.0-M1, 10.1.0-M1, 9.0.0-M1, 8.5.0, 3, 10.0.0-M1

Timeline

Official Publish: October 10th, 2023
Last Modified: October 29th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)