apache/tomcat · Security
Tomcat uses trusted privileges when processing web.xml file
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-cvx5-7vc7-rg77
- CVE ID
- CVE-2003-0043
- Severity
- medium
- Published
- Updated
Description
Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a, when used with JDK 1.3.1 or earlier, uses trusted privileges when processing the web.xml file, which could allow remote attackers to read portions of some files through the web.xml file.
CWEs
- CWE-250 · Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0043 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11195 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-246 ↗
- https://web.archive.org/web/20030804165204/http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1a.txt ↗
- https://web.archive.org/web/20030810045410/http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a ↗
- https://web.archive.org/web/20030819144200/http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-060.shtml ↗
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131213024606/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6722 ↗
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140627151430/http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5111 ↗
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cvx5-7vc7-rg77 ↗