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TI-2010-01113 Aliases CVE-2010-1157GHSA-w6q7-ww2x-7gm3

Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.29 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.26 might allow remote attackers…

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 11 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.29 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.26 might allow remote attackers to discover the server's hostname or IP address by sending a request for a resource that requires (1) BASIC or (2) DIGEST authentication, and then reading the realm field in the WWW-Authenticate header in the reply.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.52507 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): 5.5.30, 6.0.28Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 11 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven)5.5.0 to before 5.5.305.5.30Patch availableGHSA-w6q7-ww2x-7gm3
—org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven)6.0.0 to before 6.0.286.0.28Patch availableGHSA-w6q7-ww2x-7gm3
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.5.0 to before 5.5.30 Fixed in 5.5.30 Patch available GHSA-w6q7-ww2x-7gm3
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.0.0 to before 6.0.28 Fixed in 6.0.28 Patch available GHSA-w6q7-ww2x-7gm3

CPE configurations NVD · 53

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.2VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.3VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.4VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.5VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.6VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.7VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.8VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.9VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.2 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.3 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.4 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.5 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.6 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.7 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.8 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.9 Vulnerable ·Apache
Show 43 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.10VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.11VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.12VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.13VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.14VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.15VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.16VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.17VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.18VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.19VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.20VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.21VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.22VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.23VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.24VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.25VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.26VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.27VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.28VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.29VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.2VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.3VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.4VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.5VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.6VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.7VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.8VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.9VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.10VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.11VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.12VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.13VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.14VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.15VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.16VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.17VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.18VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.19VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.20VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.24VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.26VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.10 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.11 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.12 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.13 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.14 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.15 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.16 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.17 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.18 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.19 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.20 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.21 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.22 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.23 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.24 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.25 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.26 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.27 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.28 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.29 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.6 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.7 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.8 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.9 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.10 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.11 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.12 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.13 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.14 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.15 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.16 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.17 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.18 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.19 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.20 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.24 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.26 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-w6q7-ww2x-7gm3 org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Fixed in 5.5.30 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-w6q7-ww2x-7gm3 org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Fixed in 6.0.28 Advisory →

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2011:0897 Released 2011-06-22 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1.0.2 update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 Server ant-1.7.1-13.jdk6.ep5.el5, ant-antlr-1.7.1-13.jdk6.ep5.el5, ant-apache-bcel-1.7.1-13.jdk6.ep5.el5 +47
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 6 Server ant-1.7.1-14.ep5.el6, ant-antlr-1.7.1-14.ep5.el6, ant-apache-bcel-1.7.1-14.ep5.el6 +47
    • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0 for RHEL 4 AS ant-1.7.1-13.jdk6.ep5.el4, antlr-2.7.7-7.ep5.el4, bcel-5.2-8.1.ep5.el4 +47
    • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0 for RHEL 4 ES ant-1.7.1-13.jdk6.ep5.el4, antlr-2.7.7-7.ep5.el4, bcel-5.2-8.1.ep5.el4 +47
  • RHSA-2011:0896 Released 2011-06-22 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1.0.2 update
    • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0
  • RHSA-2010:0584 Released 2010-08-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    jbossweb security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0 for RHEL 4 AS jbossweb-2.0.0-6.CP14.0jpp.ep1.1.el4
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0 for RHEL 4 ES jbossweb-2.0.0-6.CP14.0jpp.ep1.1.el4
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0 for RHEL 5 Server jbossweb-2.0.0-6.CP14.0jpp.ep1.1.el5
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for RHEL 4 AS jbossweb-2.0.0-6.CP14.0jpp.ep1.1.el4
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for RHEL 4 ES jbossweb-2.0.0-6.CP14.0jpp.ep1.1.el4
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for RHEL 5 Server jbossweb-2.0.0-6.CP14.0jpp.ep1.1.el5

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0 for RHEL 4 ASFixed RHSA-2010:0584
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0 for RHEL 4 ESFixed RHSA-2010:0584
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0 for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2010:0584
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for RHEL 4 ASFixed RHSA-2010:0584
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for RHEL 4 ESFixed RHSA-2010:0584
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2010:0584
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2011:0897
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2011:0897
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0Fixed RHSA-2011:0896
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0 for RHEL 4 ASFixed RHSA-2011:0897
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0 for RHEL 4 ESFixed RHSA-2011:0897

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-1157
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w6q7-ww2x-7gm3

References

Patch 4

Advisory 14

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  • TI-2016-07192 Improper access control in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • 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
  • TI-2026-26741 Apache Tomcat: Fix for CVE-2026-29146 allowed bypass of EncryptInterceptor KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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