GHSA-cvx5-7vc7-rg77

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    GHSA-cvx5-7vc7-rg77

    Published: 29 Apr 2022Last Modified: 3 Apr 2025
    Aliases:
    CVE-2003-0043

    Summary: Tomcat uses trusted privileges when processing web.xml file

    Details: 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.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0043, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11195, https://github.com/apache/tomcat, 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, http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-246

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: org.apache.tomcat:tomcat

    Purl: pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.3.1a

    Affected versions

    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
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