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CVE-2009-2901 Details

Description

The autodeployment process in Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.28 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.20, when autoDeploy is enabled, deploys appBase files that remain from a failed undeploy, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended authentication requirements via HTTP requests.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html	CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2	CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2	CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/38316	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38346	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38541	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/39317	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/43310	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126	CVE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023503	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55856	CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	CVE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077	CVE
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=892815&view=rev	CVE	Patch
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=902650&view=rev	CVE	Patch
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-899-1	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:177	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509151/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37942	CVE
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html	CVE
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0213	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html	[email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2	[email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2	[email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/38316	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38346	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38541	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/39317	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/43310	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126	[email protected]
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023503	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55856	[email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	[email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	[email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	[email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	[email protected]
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077	[email protected]
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=892815&view=rev	[email protected]	Patch
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=902650&view=rev	[email protected]	Patch
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-899-1	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:177	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509151/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37942	[email protected]
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html	[email protected]
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0213	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory

see all 68 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apache tomcat	5.5.0 5.5.1 5.5.2 5.5.3 5.5.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.17:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.18:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.19:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.20:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.21:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.22:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.23:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.24:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.25:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.26:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.27:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.28:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.17:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.18:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.19:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.20:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

apache tomcat

5.5.0

5.5.1

5.5.2

5.5.3

5.5.4

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

13 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2020	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 3, 2020	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 25, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 21, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 10, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 17, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 23, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 29, 2010	Initial Analysis	[email protected]