Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2023-28708 as tracked by Debian, for the package tomcat10. The fix is available in version 10.1.6-1; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity none, availability none.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
- User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
- Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
- Integrity impact: None.
- Availability impact: None.
Weakness class
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28708 is classified as CWE-523: Unprotected Transport of Credentials. Credentials travel over a channel that does not protect them from observation.
Affected software
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28708 is recorded against 2 packages.
- tomcat10 (fixed in 10.1.6-1)
- tomcat9 (fixed in 9.0.70-2)
Timeline and source
Published on 22 March 2023 and last revised on 7 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)
Other advisories for this package
tomcat10 has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-523: Unprotected Transport of Credentials) in other software:
