Information disclosure in Apache Tomcat

CVE-2011-2204

Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.34, 6.x before 6.0.33, and 7.x before 7.0.17, when the MemoryUserDatabase is used, creates log entries containing passwords upon encountering errors in JMX user creation, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a log file.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.007 (48.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Apache Tomcat — versions 5.5.0, 5.5.1, 5.5.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References