🛡️ CVE-2011-2481 — tomcat

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-200 OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

Apache Tomcat Allows Replacing of XML Parser

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.

Weakness class

CVE-2011-2481 is classified as CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information. Information that should stay internal is disclosed to someone who is not authorised to see it.

Affected software

CVE-2011-2481 is recorded against 1 package.

  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (from 7.0.0 up to 7.0.17)

Timeline and source

Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 21 February 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

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

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE CWE-200
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-17
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2024-02-21
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 7.0.0 7.0.17

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