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CVE-2009-2901

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.

Published

2010-01-28T20:30:01.247

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.0	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.1	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.2	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.3	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.4	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.5	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.6	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.7	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.8	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.9	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.10	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.11	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.12	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.13	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.14	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.15	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.16	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.17	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.18	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.19	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.20	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.21	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.22	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.23	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.24	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.25	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.26	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.27	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	5.5.28	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.0	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.1	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.2	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.3	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.4	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.5	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.6	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.7	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.8	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.9	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.10	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.11	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.12	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.13	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.14	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.15	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.16	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.17	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.18	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.19	Yes
Application	apache	tomcat	6.0.20	Yes

References

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 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/38346 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
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])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 ([email protected])
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=892815&view=rev Patch ([email protected])
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=902650&view=rev Patch ([email protected])
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
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 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([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://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38316 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38346 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38541 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/39317 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43310 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023503 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=892815&view=rev Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=902650&view=rev Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-899-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:177 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509151/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37942 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0213 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55856 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)