Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat
CVE-2003-0043
Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a, when used with JDK 1.3.1 or earlier, uses trusted privileges when processing the web.xml file, which could allow remote attackers to read portions of some files through the web.xml file.
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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: 0.045 (91.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.045 · newest: 0.045 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat — versions 3.0, 3.1, 3.1.1
References
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-246 (vendor-advisory)
- jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5111 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-060.shtml (government-resource, third-party-advisory)
- jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1a.t… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/6722 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11195 (vdb-entry)