The autodeployment process in Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.28 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.20, when autoDeploy is enabled, deploys appBase…

Description

The autodeployment process in Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.28 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.20, when autoDeploy is enabled, deploys appBase files that remain from a failed undeploy, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended authentication requirements via HTTP requests.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

8.1% · top 5.1% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-264 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-264 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

• Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcatGHSA-hjfh-7c4v-7q8h (opens in a new tab)

References (34)

• 37942 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 20100124 [SECURITY] CVE-2009-2901 Apache Tomcat insecure partial deploy after failed undeploy (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• HPSBMA02535 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=892815&view=rev (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 39317 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2012:1700 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• MDVSA-2010:177 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 43310 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1023503 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• HPSBOV02762 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• 38541 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2010:176 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 57126 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-899-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2010:008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2013:0147 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 38346 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• tomcat-autodeploy-security-bypass(55856) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 38316 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0213 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• HPSBST02955 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=902650&view=rev (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2012:1701 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [22/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [20/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [22/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [25/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisory GHSA-hjfh-7c4v-7q8h (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 06:07 UTC.