CVE-2002-0493

High

Description

Apache Tomcat may be started without proper security settings if errors are encountered while reading the web.xml file, which could allow attackers to bypass intended restrictions.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductApache Tomcat
PublishedAug 12, 2002
First seenAug 12, 2002

How to fix

Update
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat4.0b7 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
apache tomcatv ≤ 3.3.2—
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMavenv < 4.0b74.0b7

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