apache/tomcat · Security
Improper Authentication in Apache Tomcat
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-hjfh-7c4v-7q8h
- CVE ID
- CVE-2009-2901
- Severity
- medium
- Published
- Updated
Description
The autodeployment process in Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.28 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.20, when autoDeploy is enabled, deploys appBase files that remain from a failed undeploy, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended authentication requirements via HTTP requests.
CWEs
- CWE-287 · Improper Authentication
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2901 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55856 ↗
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E ↗
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E ↗
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E ↗
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2 ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2 ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2 ↗
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 ↗
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=892815&view=rev ↗
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=902650&view=rev ↗
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html ↗
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html ↗
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-899-1 ↗
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html ↗
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/3e1010b1a2f648581fac3d68afbf18f2979f6bf6 ↗
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat55/commit/0299cb724ea71f304d54adfcdb950f59b01fb421 ↗
- https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html ↗
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hjfh-7c4v-7q8h ↗