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CVE-2010-3718

Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 6.0.x, and 5.5.x, when running within a SecurityManager, does not make the ServletContext attribute…

Low1.2EPSS 1.3%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
redhat

Description

Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 6.0.x, and 5.5.x, when running within a SecurityManager, does not make the ServletContext attribute read-only, which allows local web applications to read or write files outside of the intended working directory, as demonstrated using a directory traversal attack.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2010-3718, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Low1.2AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
1.3% · top 29% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 1.2.

Weakness

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Affected products

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    • affected n/a

Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

References (32)

Sources

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