Findings

CVE-2017-7674

The CORS Filter in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M21, 8.5.0 to 8.5.15, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.44 and 7.0.41 to 7.0.78 did not add an HTTP Vary header indicating that the r…

Published Aug 11, 2017 · updated Oct 15, 2026 · apache tomcat

The CORS Filter in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M21, 8.5.0 to 8.5.15, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.44 and 7.0.41 to 7.0.78 did not add an HTTP Vary header indicating that the response varies depending on Origin. This permitted client and server side cache poisoning in some circumstances.

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  1. Aug 11, 2017 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    The CORS Filter in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M21, 8.5.0 to 8.5.15, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.44 and 7.0.41 to 7.0.78 did not add an HTTP Vary header indicating that the response varies depending on Origin. This permitted client and server side cache poisoning in some circumstances.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    The CORS Filter in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M21, 8.5.0 to 8.5.15, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.44 and 7.0.41 to 7.0.78 did not add an HTTP Vary header indicating that the response varies depending on Origin. This permitted client and server side cache poisoning in some circumstances.

Affected

  • cpe apache/tomcat7.0.41
  • cpe apache/tomcat7.0.42
  • cpe apache/tomcat7.0.43
  • cpe apache/tomcat7.0.44
  • cpe apache/tomcat7.0.45
  • cpe apache/tomcat7.0.46
  • cpe apache/tomcat7.0.47
  • cpe apache/tomcat7.0.48

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-7674

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2017-7674

    The CORS Filter in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M21, 8.5.0 to 8.5.15, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.44 and 7.0.41 to 7.0.78 did not add an HTTP Vary header indicating that the response varies depending on Origin. This permitted client and server side cache poisoning in some circumstances.

    nvd.nist.gov

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