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Apache Tomcat's default security policy is too open

Published Dec 27, 2007

Description

The default catalina.policy in the JULI logging component in Apache Tomcat 5.5.9 through 5.5.25 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.15 does not restrict certain permissions for web applications, which allows attackers to modify logging configuration options and overwrite arbitrary files, as demonstrated by changing the (1) level, (2) directory, and (3) prefix attributes in the org.apache.juli.FileHandler handler.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Dec 27, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 10, 2007
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Low
Public date Dec 23, 2007
GHSA-W65J-CMQC-37P2