CVE-2000-0672

The default configuration of Jakarta Tomcat does not restrict access to the /admin context, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by directly calling the administrative servlets to add a context for the root directory.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0309.html	Broken Link Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1548	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5160	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0309.html	Broken Link Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1548	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5160	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.1:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2000-07-20 04:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2000-0672

Mitre link : CVE-2000-0672

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2000-0672

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Products Affected

apache

tomcat

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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