tomcat: various flaws due not following ServletSecurity annotations
Published May 20, 2011
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.02%
Description
Apache Tomcat 7.0.12 and 7.0.13 processes the first request to a servlet without following security constraints that have been configured through annotations, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via HTTP requests. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-1088, CVE-2011-1183, 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 7.0.12 & 7.0.13.
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:N/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 | 6.02% (0.06016) | 93.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.02% (0.06016) | 92.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.53% (0.01530) | 80.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00354) | 72.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00354) | 71.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00354) | 67.52th | 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) |
References (17)
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201105.mbox/%3C4DD26E30.2060103%40apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201105.mbox/%3C4DD26E30.2060103@apache.org%3E
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8256 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1100832 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_7.0.14_%28released_12_May_2011%29 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518032/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47886 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1255 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1582 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708955 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67515 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3xpj-jgv5-q4vv Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/299b26af66793438c323ea6b18462fa44683080f
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1582
- https://web.archive.org/web/20111110135226/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518032/100/0/threaded
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170202135510/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47886
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1582
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