tomcat: World-readable log directory
Published Feb 15, 2014
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.68%
Description
Apache Tomcat 7.x uses world-readable permissions for the log directory and its files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a file. NOTE: One Tomcat distributor has stated "The tomcat log directory does not contain any sensitive information."
Affected products
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat does not regard this to be a security flaw. The tomcat log directory does not contain any sensitive information, and when sensitive information has been written to log files, this has been considered a security flaw in tomcat (e.g. CVE-2011-2204). This issue was reported to the Apache Tomcat project, and they have not considered it a flaw in any published security advisories.
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: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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.68% (0.00678) | 50.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.68% (0.00678) | 47.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00636) | 68.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 24, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.65% (0.01653) | 75.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/23/5 mailing-list
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0346 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=924841 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0346
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0346
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/23/5 | mailing-list | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0346 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=924841 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0346 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0346 |
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