Apache Tomcat up to 4.1.23 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Tomcat up to 4.1.23. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2009-0783. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apache Tomcat up to 4.1.23 (Application Server Software). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.18 permits web applications to replace an XML parser used for other web applications, which allows local users to read or modify the (1) web.xml, (2) context.xml, or (3) tld files of arbitrary web applications via a crafted application that is loaded earlier than the target application.

The bug was discovered 06/04/2009. The weakness was disclosed 06/05/2009 as Bug 29936 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at issues.apache.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-0783 since 03/04/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39479 (Apache Tomcat Cross-Application File Manipulation), 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 185071 (HP-UX Running Tomcat Servlet Engine Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX02466)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51195), Tenable (39479), SecurityFocus (BID 35416†), OSVDB (55056†) and Secunia (SA35685†). The entries VDB-48981, VDB-48855, VDB-48626 and VDB-48587 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 39479
Nessus Name: Apache Tomcat Cross-Application File Manipulation
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OpenVAS ID: 69417
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2207-1 (tomcat5.5)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: Bug 29936
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0783 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0783
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48432

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X-Force: 51195
SecurityFocus: 35416 - Apache Tomcat XML Parser Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 35685
OSVDB: 55056 - CVE-2009-0783 - Apache - Tomcat - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1022336
Vulnerability Center: 22624 - Apache Tomcat XML Parser Local Arbitrary Files Read and Modification Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1856

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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/06/2019 14:30
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (74), 09/06/2019 14:30 (21)
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