Arbitrary File Access Affecting org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina package, versions [7,7.0.17)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHETOMCAT-30892
  • published10 Jun 2015
  • disclosed15 Aug 2011
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Aug 2011

CVE-2011-2481  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

Overview

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina Apache Tomcat 7.0.x before 7.0.17 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2009-0783 regression.

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