Vulnerability Name:

CCN-12554

Published:2003-07-09
Updated:2003-07-09
Summary:Apache Tomcat could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information. If Tomcat is configured to use Realm for user authentication, passwords are stored in plain text. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to another user's account.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
1.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Jul 09 2003 - 08:09:44 CDT
Tomcat Dangerous Documentation/Tomcat Default Plaintext Password Storage

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
tomcat-plaintext-password(12554)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apache tomcat 4.1.0