Apache Tomcat 3.2.2 URL Source information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apache Tomcat 3.2.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with the input GET /\n\n results in information disclosure (Source). This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2001-0590. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Tomcat 3.2.2 (Application Server Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with the input value GET /\n\n leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Source). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat Servlet prior to 3.2.2 allows a remote attacker to read the source code to arbitrary jsp files via a malformed URL request which does not end with an HTTP protocol specification (i.e. HTTP/1.0).

The bug was discovered 12/22/2000. The weakness was released 04/03/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0590. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 102 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50347 (Apache Tomcat 3.x < 3.2.2 Malformed URL JSP Source Disclosure), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86983 (Apache Tomcat Servlet Malformed URL JSP Source Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1056.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6971), Exploit-DB (20716), Tenable (50347), SecurityFocus (BID 2518†) and OSVDB (5580†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure / Source
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 50347
Nessus Name: Apache Tomcat 3.x < 3.2.2 Malformed URL JSP Source Disclosure
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 1056
Snort Message: SERVER-APACHE Apache Tomcat view source attempt
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Suricata ID: 2101056
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12/22/2000 🔍
03/28/2001 +96 days 🔍
04/03/2001 +6 days 🔍
08/02/2001 +121 days 🔍
08/02/2001 +0 days 🔍
08/30/2002 +393 days 🔍
04/09/2004 +587 days 🔍
07/19/2004 +101 days 🔍
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07/07/2014 +1350 days 🔍
10/05/2025 +4108 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0590 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0590
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17106
X-Force: 6971
SecurityFocus: 2518 - Apache Tomcat 3.0 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: 5580 - Apache Tomcat Servlet Malformed URL JSP Source Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 4771 - Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 3.0, 3.1-3.1.1, 3.2-3.2.1 Allows to Obtain the Source Code via GET request, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2014 16:57
Updated: 10/05/2025 19:01
Changes: 07/07/2014 16:57 (75), 05/23/2019 10:41 (9), 03/01/2025 20:00 (26), 10/05/2025 19:01 (2)
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