Arbitrary File Access Affecting org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core package, versions [7.0.0,7.0.17)
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- published 10 Jun 2015
- disclosed 15 Aug 2011
- credit Unknown
Introduced: 15 Aug 2011
CVE-2011-2481 Open this link in a new tabOverview
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core
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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