Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat
CVE-2010-3718
Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 6.0.x, and 5.5.x, when running within a SecurityManager, does not make the ServletContext attribute read-only, which allows local web applications to read or write files outside of the intended working directory, as demonstrated using a directory traversal attack.
EPSS: 0.014 (68.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat — versions 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SREASON, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-3718?
- CVE-2010-3718 is a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. Published 2011-02-10.
- Is CVE-2010-3718 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.