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
Published Sep 1, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.51%
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.
Affected products
No data.
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.51% (0.04514) | 91.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.05% (0.04049) | 89.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.56% (0.02561) | 84.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 72.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 70.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00440) | 74.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00440) | 70.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 79.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 77.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 56.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1a.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-060.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-246 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5111 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6722 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11195 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cvx5-7vc7-rg77 Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0043
- https://web.archive.org/web/20030804165204/http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1a.txt
- https://web.archive.org/web/20030810045410/http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a
- https://web.archive.org/web/20030819144200/http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-060.shtml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131213024606/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6722
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140627151430/http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5111
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