🛡️ CVE-2002-0493 — tomcat

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-276 OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

Apache Tomcat may be started without proper security settings

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.

Weakness class

CVE-2002-0493 is classified as CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions. Files or resources are created with permissions that are broader than they need to be.

Affected software

CVE-2002-0493 is recorded against 1 package.

  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (fixed in 4.0b7)

Timeline and source

Published on 30 April 2022 and last revised on 12 February 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Package)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
marc.info (Web)

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE CWE-276
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-04-30
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2024-02-12
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat — 4.0b7

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