The default configuration of Jakarta Tomcat does not restrict access to the /admin context, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by directly calling the administrative servlets to add a context for the root directory.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2000-0668 The default configuration of Jakarta Tomcat does not restrict access to the /admin context, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by directly calling the administrative servlets to add a context for the root directory.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:28:40.970Z

Reserved: 2000-08-02T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2000-0672

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2000-07-20T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2000-0672

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