CVE-2000-0672 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2000-0672?

CVE-2000-0672 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 22 Jan 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The default configuration of Jakarta Tomcat does not restrict access to the /admin context, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by directly calling the administrative servlets to add a context for the root directory.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0672?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Tomcat.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0672?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0672 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2000-0672 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0672 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-72m4-92vp-gxfj.