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CVE-2003-0043

Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a, when used with JDK 1.3.1 or earlier, uses trusted privileges when processing the web.xml f

Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a, when used with JDK 1.3.1 or earlier, uses trusted privileges when processing the web.xml file, which could allow remote attackers to read portions of some files through the web.xml file.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.03204
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

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apache tomcatall versions
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Affected Packages

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Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat MODERATE fixed in 3.3.1a
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productmediumTomcat WebServer Logs Deleted
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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD07 Feb 2003 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/Vendor Advisory
http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1a.txtVendor Advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-060.shtml
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-246
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5111
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6722
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