CVE-2009-0783

medium Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
4.2
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score
0.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 73% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Published: June 5, 2009 (6187 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

Description

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.

CWE

CWE-200

Affected Products

apache tomcat

References

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