4.6

CVE-2009-0783: apache tomcat

Modified
AliasesGHSA-hhjg-g8xq-hhr3
Published 05-06-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-0783 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) vulnerability in apache tomcat. EPSS estimates a 0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.2, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.6/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.81%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 12
DSA-2207-1RHSA-2009:1143RHSA-2009:1144RHSA-2009:1145RHSA-2009:1146RHSA-2009:1164

Timeline

  1. 05-06-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.18 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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.81%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

57%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.81% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, administrative account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Apache1 product
  • tomcat≥ 4.1.0, ≤ 4.1.39 | ≥ 5.5.0, ≤ 5.5.27 | ≥ 6.0.0, ≤ 6.0.18
Org.apache.tomcat1 product
  • tomcat≥ 4.1.0, ≤ 4.1.39 | ≥ 5.5.0, ≤ 5.5.27 | ≥ 6.0.0, < 6.0.20

2 vendors · 2 products

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