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A vulnerability was found in Apache Tomcat 3.0/3.1 (Application Server Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the file /admin of the component Permission Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was published 07/20/2000 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0672. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10477 (Apache Tomcat contextAdmin Arbitrary File Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1111.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5160) and Tenable (10477). Similar entries are available at VDB-139787, VDB-173011, VDB-175005 and VDB-181025.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 10477
Nessus Name: Apache Tomcat contextAdmin Arbitrary File Access
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Snort ID: 1111
Snort Message: SERVER-APACHE Apache Tomcat server exploit access
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Suricata ID: 2101111
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: apache.orgAdvisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2000-0672 (🔍)
X-Force: 5160
Vulnerability Center: 854 - Apache Jakarta-Tomcat /admin Context Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 1548 - Apache Jakarta-Tomcat /admin Context Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 06/25/2014 15:45Updated: 05/09/2019 09:11
Changes: 06/25/2014 15:45 (65), 05/09/2019 09:11 (10)
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