CVE-2002-0493

high Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS Score
1.4%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 19% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
P
Availability
P
Published: August 12, 2002 (8676 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

Description

Apache Tomcat may be started without proper security settings if errors are encountered while reading the web.xml file, which could allow attackers to bypass intended restrictions.

CWE

CWE-254

Affected Products

apache tomcat

References

🔗 marc.info 🔗 www.apachelabs.org 🔗 www.iss.net 🔗 lists.apache.org 🔗 lists.apache.org