Security Bulletin
Summary
Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's GCI servlet allows security constraint bypass of security constraints that apply to the pathInfo component of a URI mapped to the CGI servlet. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.6, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.40, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.104. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.7, 10.1.41 or 9.0.105, which fixes the issue. These can affect watsonx.data.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2025-46701
DESCRIPTION: Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's GCI servlet allows security constraint bypass of security constraints that apply to the pathInfo component of a URI mapped to the CGI servlet.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.6, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.40, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.104.
The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are
known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions
may also be affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.7, 10.1.41 or 9.0.105, which fixes the issue.
CWE: CWE-178: Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity
CVSS Source: CISA ADP
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| watsonx.data | All |
Remediation/Fixes
The product needs to be installed or upgraded to the latest available level watsonx.data 2.2.1 or watsonx.data on CPD 5.2.1. Installation/upgrade instructions can be found here https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/software-hub/5.2.x?topic=watsonxdata-installing.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
01 Sep 2025: Initial Publication
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Modified date:
01 September 2025
UID
ibm17243707