GHSA-hhjg-g8xq-hhr3

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    GHSA-hhjg-g8xq-hhr3

    Published: 2 May 2022Last Modified: 9 Apr 2025
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    CVE-2009-0783

    Summary: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Tomcat

    Details: Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.18 permits web applications to replace an XML parser used for other web applications, which allows local users to read or modify the (1) web.xml, (2) context.xml, or (3) tld files of arbitrary web applications via a crafted application that is loaded earlier than the target application.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0783, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01246.html, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01216.html, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01156.html, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6450, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18913, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10716, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=45933, https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29936, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51195, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129070310906557&w=2, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2, http://secunia.com/advisories/35685, http://secunia.com/advisories/35788, http://secunia.com/advisories/37460, http://secunia.com/advisories/42368, http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-263529-1, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077, http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=652592&view=rev, http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=681156&view=rev, http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=739522&view=rev, http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=781542&view=rev, http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=781708&view=rev, http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html, http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html, http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2207, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:136, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:138, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504090/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35416, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022336, http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1856, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3056

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: org.apache.tomcat:tomcat

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 4.1.0
    Fixed -None

    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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