Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat
CVE-2009-3548
The Windows installer for Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 through 6.0.20, 5.5.0 through 5.5.28, and possibly earlier versions uses a blank default password for the administrative user, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.790 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.790 · newest: 0.790 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat — versions 3.0, 3.1, 3.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/40330 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1559 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19414 (signature, vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54182 (vdb-entry)
- tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/57126 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-3548?
- CVE-2009-3548 is a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, classified under CWE-255. Published 2009-11-12.
- Is CVE-2009-3548 known to be exploited?
- 14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.