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CVE-2003-0043: apache tomcat

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-cvx5-7vc7-rg77
Published 01-09-2004Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-0043 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in apache tomcat. EPSS estimates a 4.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.51%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-246

Timeline

  1. 01-09-2004
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a, when used with JDK 1.3.1 or earlier, uses trusted privileges when processing the web.xml file, which could allow remote attackers to read portions of some files through the web.xml file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.51% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
4.51%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Apache1 product
  • tomcat3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1.1 | 3.2 | 3.2.1 | 3.2.3 | 3.2.4 | 3.3 | 3.3.1
Org.apache.tomcat1 product
  • tomcat< 3.3.1a

2 vendors · 2 products

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