Apache Tomcat Connectors (mod_jk) before 1.2.41 ignores JkUnmount rules for subtrees of…
Priority LOW 33CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 10 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Apache Tomcat Connectors (mod_jk) before 1.2.41 ignores JkUnmount rules for subtrees of previous JkMount rules, which allows remote attackers to access otherwise restricted artifacts via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07059 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 10 fixed, 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 6 advisories
- RHSA-2015:1642 Released 2015-08-18 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Web Server 2.1.0 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5 Server mod_cluster-native-1.2.9-4.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el5, mod_cluster-native-1.2.9-4.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el5.i386, mod_jk-1.2.40-4.redhat_2.ep6.el5 +4
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 Server mod_cluster-native-1.2.9-4.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el6, mod_cluster-native-1.2.9-4.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el6.i386, mod_jk-1.2.40-4.redhat_2.ep6.el6 +4
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 7 Server mod_cluster-native-1.2.9-4.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el7, mod_jk-1.2.40-4.redhat_2.ep6.el7, mod_jk-ap22-1.2.40-4.redhat_2.ep6.el7 +1
- RHSA-2015:1641 Released 2015-08-18 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Web Server 2.1.0 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.1
- RHSA-2015:0848 Released 2015-04-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.0 update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 7 Server apache-commons-daemon-eap6-1:1.0.15-8.redhat_1.ep6.el7, apache-commons-io-eap6-2.1.0-1.redhat_4.1.ep6.el7, apache-commons-lang-eap6-2.6.0-1.redhat_4.1.ep6.el7 +47
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2015:0846 Released 2015-04-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.0 update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 5 Server apache-commons-cli-eap6-1.2.0-1.redhat_8.1.ep6.el5, apache-commons-codec-eap6-1.4.0-4.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5, apache-commons-configuration-eap6-1.6.0-1.redhat_4.2.ep6.el5 +47
- RHSA-2015:0847 Released 2015-04-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.0 update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 6 Server apache-commons-cli-eap6-1.2.0-1.redhat_8.1.ep6.el6, apache-commons-codec-eap6-1.4.0-4.redhat_4.1.ep6.el6, apache-commons-configuration-eap6-1.6.0-1.redhat_4.2.ep6.el6 +47
- RHSA-2015:0849 Released 2015-04-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.0 update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0849 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 5 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0846 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0847 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0848 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1642 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1642 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1642 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1641 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.0 for RHEL 6 | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.0 for RHEL 7 | Fixed | — |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8111
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f49p-9mwv-783f
References
Advisory 7
Other 6
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [26/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [25/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/
- [tomcat-dev] 20190413 svn commit: r1857494 [18/20] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/
- [tomcat-dev] 20190415 svn commit: r1857582 [20/22] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/stylesheets/
- [tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [26/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [30/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/
More Apache Tomcat Connectors vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-21705 Apache Tomcat Connectors: Unexpected use of first declared worker in mod_jk for unmapped request CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-31014 Apache Tomcat Connectors: mod_jk: local users can view and modify configuration CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2014-8111 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-8111 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f49p-9mwv-783f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-8111 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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