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CVE-2018-1323
published 2018-03-12

CVE-2018-1323: The IIS/ISAPI specific code in the Apache Tomcat JK ISAPI Connector 1.2.0 to 1.2.42 that normalised the requested path before matching it to the URI-worker map…

PriorityP265high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHINAN
EXPLOIT
EPSS
44.24%
98.6th percentile
The IIS/ISAPI specific code in the Apache Tomcat JK ISAPI Connector 1.2.0 to 1.2.42 that normalised the requested path before matching it to the URI-worker map did not handle some edge cases correctly. If only a sub-set of the URLs supported by Tomcat were exposed via IIS, then it was possible for a specially constructed request to expose application functionality through the reverse proxy that was not intended for clients accessing Tomcat via the reverse proxy.

Affected

8 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
apachetomcat_jk_connector1.2.0 – 1.2.42
apachetomcat_jk_connector1.2.0 – 1.2.44
apache_software_foundationapache_tomcat_connectors
apache_software_foundationapache_tomcat_connectors
debiandebian_linux
debiandebian_linux
debianlibapache-mod-jk< libapache-mod-jk 1:1.2.46-1 (bookworm)libapache-mod-jk 1:1.2.46-1 (bookworm)
debianlibapache-mod-jk

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

url/jkstatus
url/jkstatus;
path/jkstatus
  • Look for HTTP responses containing 'JK Status Manager' with a 200 status code, indicating exposed jkstatus endpoint accessible without authentication.
  • Probe both /jkstatus and /jkstatus; (with trailing semicolon) as the path normalization flaw may allow the semicolon variant to bypass access controls.
  • The vulnerability resides in IIS/ISAPI-specific path normalization code (jk_isapi_plugin.c); monitor IIS logs for specially constructed requests targeting URI paths that should be restricted by the URI-worker map.
  • Flag requests where path normalization edge cases could expose Tomcat application functionality not intended to be reachable via the reverse proxy — particularly requests with semicolons or unusual path encodings.
  • ·The vulnerability only affects deployments where only a sub-set of Tomcat URLs are exposed via IIS; if all Tomcat URLs are exposed through IIS, the path normalization bypass has no additional impact.
  • ·CVE-2018-1323 is specific to the IIS/ISAPI connector (isapi_redirect / jk_isapi_plugin.c); it is distinct from CVE-2018-11759 which affects the Apache httpd (mod_jk) connector — do not conflate detection or remediation between the two.
  • ·Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2 (mod_jk / isapi_redirect) is marked 'Will not fix' — affected deployments on that platform will not receive a vendor patch.

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv7.5HIGH
vulncheck7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5LOW
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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