Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.10 does not follow ServletSecurity annotations, which allows…
Priority LOW 35Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.10 does not follow ServletSecurity annotations, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via HTTP requests to a web application.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06453 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): 7.0.10
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) | 7.0.0 to before 7.0.10 | 7.0.10 | Patch available | GHSA-mg4v-rf8p-ghqq |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.10 Fixed in 7.0.10 Patch available GHSA-mg4v-rf8p-ghqq
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0 beta | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.2 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.3 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.4 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.5 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.6 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.7 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.8 | Vulnerable | Apache |
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 beta Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.4 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.5 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.6 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.7 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.8 Vulnerable ·Apache
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-mg4v-rf8p-ghqq org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Fixed in 7.0.10 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-1088
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mg4v-rf8p-ghqq
References
Advisory 3
Other 28
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1076587
- 71027
- [announce] 20110302 [SECURITY] Tomcat 7 ignores @ServletSecurity annotations
- [users] 20110302 Re: @DenyAll does nothing
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1077995
- [users] 20110302 Re: @DenyAll does nothing
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/f528992ec6cd7b62c9ced5b3a7dc4cda6bfd1a5e
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/ee627412570268df47a075f5d4dc5f7debf39fad
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/ece65c1a428094b1c6c17de3d7593f64e1bb1286
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/dd10265436ea8b2fe35f1a8b09bc7390acbea269
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/dbac5e24759954daed3c584abb5d466fcf42dd4b
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/b1d1047a4c0a7754cabf57ac0303f92e4e77ef58
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/9c90bdc1ad942374b1bb6b147613497970b3c8e1
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/880b1a4fc424625b56c8bcd9ebf6bfe966a1dadd
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/63fd724e129b647b7d9026ae29513dd6b774b4b5
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/5c8560f3054982abaa476d87ec031c439d58d66e
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/3e5b0455483eed55752047073e92403bfca8d3ec
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/3ac2b5c1611af51ee5438fd32a3254a2de1878ce
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/2d7dbfe4c63a4242a9b28fdb662d91ceb7a84630
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/1b2d5e90d271ab087a36b556eb17519454170529
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/149af600532df6a24b1f7fc93607d764dfc9a7ea
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/13fe121edb6f2b597d2b82725f1b01296ac78ebd
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/0ff4905158b77787a7f3aca55c9dec93456665dc
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/0f95cb7401acdbfc9b65c878948b84bb496f2386
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/0a5a19f0c3b8d199b7335da5f88e956f59926673
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/02780bbc6089a12b19d3d5e5dc810455ac6bfe92
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201103.mbox/%[email protected]%3E
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Sources
- CVE-2011-1088 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-1088 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mg4v-rf8p-ghqq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-1088 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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