Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat
CVE-2002-2009
Apache Tomcat 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to obtain the web root path via HTTP requests for JSP files preceded by (1) +/, (2) >/, (3) </, and (4) %20/, which leaks the pathname in an error message.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.073 (94.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.073 · newest: 0.073 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat — versions 4.0.1
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
- www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2002-04/0286.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2002-04/0297.html (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4557 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42915 (vdb-entry)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eac… (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2002-2009?
- CVE-2002-2009 is a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. Published 2002-12-31.
- Is CVE-2002-2009 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.