MEDIUM
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
Published Jan 22, 2001
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.03%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
10.03% 0.10032
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.10032
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.03% (0.10032) | 95.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.85% (0.09846) | 94.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 2.35% (0.02350) | 85.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.94% (0.03941) | 87.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 59.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 58.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 56.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0309.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1548 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5160 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0309.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1548 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5160 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 22, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 2, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0672
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a