tomcat: various flaws due not following ServletSecurity annotations
Published Apr 8, 2011
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.16%
Description
Apache Tomcat 7.0.11, when web.xml has no login configuration, does not follow security constraints, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via HTTP requests to a meta-data complete web application. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2011-1088 and CVE-2011-1419.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
tomcat5
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
tomcat6
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tomcat5 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tomcat6 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Apache Tomcat 5 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Developer Suite 3, Red Hat Certificate System 7.3, Red Hat Network Satellite 5.3.0 and earlier versions and JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1.0. It did not affect the versions of Apache Tomcat 6 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1.0. It also did not affect the versions of jbossweb as shipped with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 and earlier versions, as this flaw only affects Apache Tomcat 7.0.11.
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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.16% (0.06156) | 93.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.16% (0.06156) | 92.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.72% (0.00720) | 70.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00226) | 61.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00226) | 61.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00226) | 59.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.21% (0.02210) | 81.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.21% (0.02210) | 79.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.21% (0.02210) | 58.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (16)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Apr/96 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8187 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1087643 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517362/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47196 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1183 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708955 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66675 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p26v-97vp-jcx6 Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/b7b5c63a932f6c1ea05f9b65ad9054247bb5af57
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1183
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12701 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200229122300/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47196
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200928033804/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517362/100/0/threaded
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1183
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