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    CVE-2009-3548

    The Windows installer for Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 through 6.0.20, 5.5.0 through 5.5.28, and possibly earlier versions uses a blank default password for the administrative user, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

    Published:Nov 12, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 12, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.86884
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apache
    Product
    Tomcat

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16317https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31433

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02241113
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
    http://markmail.org/thread/wfu4nff5chvkb6xp
    http://secunia.com/advisories/40330
    http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
    http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
    http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507720/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36954
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023146
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3185
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1559
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54182
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/df497a37fbf98e38d4c83e44829745fe9851b5fde928409c950f80e6%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19414
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7033
    http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02241113
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
    http://markmail.org/thread/wfu4nff5chvkb6xp
    http://secunia.com/advisories/40330
    http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
    http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
    http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507720/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36954
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023146
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3185
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1559
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54182
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/df497a37fbf98e38d4c83e44829745fe9851b5fde928409c950f80e6%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19414
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7033

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High