Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat

CVE-2000-0672

The default configuration of Jakarta Tomcat does not restrict access to the /admin context, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by directly calling the administrative servlets to add a context for the root directory.

EPSS: 0.098 (95.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Patch)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2000-0672?
CVE-2000-0672 is a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. Published 2000-07-20.
Is CVE-2000-0672 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.