tomcat: password disclosure vulnerability
Published Jun 29, 2011
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.67%
Description
Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.34, 6.x before 6.0.33, and 7.x before 7.0.17, when the MemoryUserDatabase is used, creates log entries containing passwords upon encountering errors in JMX user creation, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a log file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 5.5.0
- 5.5.1
- 5.5.2
- 5.5.3
- 5.5.4
- 5.5.5
- 5.5.6
- 5.5.7
- 5.5.8
- 5.5.9
- 5.5.10
- 5.5.11
- 5.5.12
- 5.5.13
- 5.5.14
- 5.5.15
- 5.5.16
- 5.5.17
- 5.5.18
- 5.5.19
- 5.5.20
- 5.5.21
- 5.5.22
- 5.5.23
- 5.5.24
- 5.5.25
- 5.5.26
- 5.5.27
- 5.5.28
- 5.5.29
- 5.5.30
- 5.5.31
- 5.5.32
- 5.5.33
Configuration 2
- 6.0
- 6.0.0
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.2
- 6.0.3
- 6.0.4
- 6.0.5
- 6.0.6
- 6.0.7
- 6.0.8
- 6.0.9
- 6.0.10
- 6.0.11
- 6.0.12
- 6.0.13
- 6.0.14
- 6.0.15
- 6.0.16
- 6.0.17
- 6.0.18
- 6.0.19
- 6.0.20
- 6.0.24
- 6.0.26
- 6.0.27
- 6.0.28
- 6.0.29
- 6.0.30
- 6.0.31
- 6.0.32
Configuration 3
- 7.0.0
- 7.0.0
- 7.0.1
- 7.0.2
- 7.0.3
- 7.0.4
- 7.0.5
- 7.0.6
- 7.0.7
- 7.0.8
- 7.0.9
- 7.0.10
- 7.0.11
- 7.0.12
- 7.0.14
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1845
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
tomcat6-0:6.0.24-35.el6_1
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1780
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5
tomcat5-0:5.5.33-27_patch_07.ep5.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0680
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5
tomcat6-0:6.0.32-24_patch_07.ep5.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0682
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 6
tomcat5-0:5.5.33-28_patch_07.ep5.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0680
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 6
tomcat6-0:6.0.32-24_patch_07.ep5.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0682
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0679
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0681
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1845 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tomcat6-0:6.0.24-35.el6_1 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1780 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 | tomcat5-0:5.5.33-27_patch_07.ep5.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0680 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 | tomcat6-0:6.0.32-24_patch_07.ep5.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0682 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 6 | tomcat5-0:5.5.33-28_patch_07.ep5.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0680 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 6 | tomcat6-0:6.0.32-24_patch_07.ep5.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0682 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0679 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0681 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.
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:L/AC:M/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.67% (0.00668) | 50.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.67% (0.00668) | 46.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00098) | 24.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 17.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.05% (0.03052) | 83.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.05% (0.03052) | 82.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.05% (0.03052) | 64.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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