Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat

CVE-2009-2901

The autodeployment process in Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.28 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.20, when autoDeploy is enabled, deploys appBase files that remain from a failed undeploy, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended authentication requirements via HTTP requests.

EPSS: 0.082 (94.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Apache Tomcat — versions 5.5.26, 6.0.15, 5.5.23
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References