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TI-2013-03896 Aliases CVE-2013-4444GHSA-h6c8-x5r3-pm88

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.40, in certain…

Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.40, in certain situations involving outdated java.io.File code and a custom JMX configuration, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading and accessing a JSP file.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.1399 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): 7.0.40

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven)7.0 to before 7.0.407.0.40Patch availableGHSA-h6c8-x5r3-pm88
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.0 to before 7.0.40 Fixed in 7.0.40 Patch available GHSA-h6c8-x5r3-pm88

CPE configurations NVD · 38

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 7.0.39VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0 betaVulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.2VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.2 betaVulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.3VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.4VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.4 betaVulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.10VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.0.39 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:7.0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2 beta 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:7.0.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.4 beta Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.10 Vulnerable ·Apache
Show 28 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.11VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.12VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.13VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.14VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.15VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.16VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.17VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.18VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.19VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.20VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.21VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.22VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.23VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.24VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.25VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.26VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.27VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.28VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.29VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.30VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.31VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.32VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.33VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.34VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.35VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.36VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.37VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.38VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.11 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.12 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.13 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.14 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.15 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.16 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.17 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.18 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.19 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.20 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.21 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.22 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.23 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.24 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.25 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.26 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.27 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.28 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.29 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.30 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.31 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.32 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.33 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.34 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.35 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.36 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.37 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.38 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-h6c8-x5r3-pm88 org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Fixed in 7.0.40 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Not affected: 14 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 6
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4444
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6c8-x5r3-pm88
  3. 2026-10-10 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 6

  • TI-2025-18529 Apache Tomcat: Potential RCE and/or information disclosure and/or information corruption with partial PUT KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2020-01862 Improper privilege management in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • 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
See all 273 →

Sources

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