CVE-2024-21733

Apache Tomcat: Leaking of unrelated request bodies in default error page

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: January 19, 2024 at 10:29 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTomcat

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 14%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 8.5.7 through 8.5.63, from 9.0.0-M11 through 9.0.43. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 8.5.64 onwards or 9.0.44 onwards, which contain a fix for the issue.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Affected range stops below 8.5.64, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.0.44, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 10.0.0-M1 (unknown)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-209

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