CVE-2009-2901

medium Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
6.6%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 9% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: January 28, 2010 (5950 days ago)
Last Modified: April 29, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

Description

The autodeployment process in Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.28 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.20, when autoDeploy is enabled, deploys appBase files that remain from a failed undeploy, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended authentication requirements via HTTP requests.

CWE

CWE-264

Affected Products

apache tomcat

References

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