Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2002-0493 (CCN-9863)

Assigned:2002-03-20
Published:2002-03-20
Updated:2019-03-25
Summary:Apache Tomcat may be started without proper security settings if errors are encountered while reading the web.xml file, which could allow attackers to bypass intended restrictions.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
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): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-254
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2002-0493

Source: CCN
Type: Jakarta Apache Web site
The Jakarta Site - Apache Tomcat

Source: CCN
Type: Apache Labs Web site
cvs commit: jakarta-tomcat-4.0 RELEASE-NOTES-4.0-B7.txt

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Mailing List
20020325 re: Tomcat Security Exposure

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, 2002-03-20 21:44:43
Tomcat Security Exposure

Source: MISC
Type: Broken Link
http://www.apachelabs.org/tomcat-dev/200108.mbox/%3C20010810000819.6350.qmail@icarus.apache.org%3E

Source: XF
Type: Third Party Advisory
tomcat-xml-bypass-restrictions(9863)

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5278
Apache Tomcat web.xml Restriction Bypass

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
tomcat-xml-bypass-restrictions(9863)

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [21/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [19/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [24/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 3.3.2)

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apache tomcat *