CVE-2002-2009 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Apache Tomcat 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to obtain the web root path via HTTP requests for JSP files preceded by (1) +/, (2) >/, (3) </, and (4) %20/, which leaks the pathname in an error message.

Published: 2005-07-14

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 3.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1988	Apache Tomcat Leaks Pathname Information via Error Message
Github GHSA	GHSA-r6cf-cr44-m8rr	Apache Tomcat Leaks Pathname Information via Error Message

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03215.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2002-04/0286.html
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2002-04/0297.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4557
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42915
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

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Apache Tomcat

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-07-14T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:51:16.668Z

Reserved: 2005-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-2009

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-2009

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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