CVE-2011-2481

Severity

46%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

106%

Apache Tomcat 7.0.x before 7.0.17 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2009-0783 regression.

Apache Tomcat 7.0.x before 7.0.17 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2009-0783 regression.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.6. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat

First reported 13 years ago

2011-08-15 21:55:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-05-23 01:29:00

Affected Software

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 7.0.0

7.0.0

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 7.0.0 beta

7.0.0

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 7.0.1

7.0.1

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 7.0.2

7.0.2

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 7.0.3

7.0.3

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 7.0.4

7.0.4

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 7.0.5

7.0.5

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 7.0.6

7.0.6

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 7.0.7

7.0.7

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 7.0.8

7.0.8

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 7.0.9

7.0.9

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 7.0.10

7.0.10

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 7.0.11

7.0.11

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 7.0.12

7.0.12

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 7.0.13

7.0.13

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 7.0.14

7.0.14

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