Apache Tomcat 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to obtain the web root path via HTTP requests…
Priority LOW 33CWE-209Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-209.
Summary
Apache Tomcat 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to obtain the web root path via HTTP requests for JSP files preceded by (1) +/, (2) >/, (3) </, and (4) %20/, which leaks the pathname in an error message.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07314 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) | 4.0.0 – 4.0.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-r6cf-cr44-m8rr |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 – 4.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-r6cf-cr44-m8rr
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-2009
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r6cf-cr44-m8rr
References
Other 10
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
- 20010419 Re: Tomcat 4.1 real path disclosure
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [21/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [19/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [24/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200302170930/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4557
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- TI-2017-09342 Unrestricted file upload in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2017-09340 Unrestricted file upload in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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Sources
- CVE-2002-2009 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-2009 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r6cf-cr44-m8rr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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