CVE-2002-1148 Apache Tomcat Source Code Disclosure

What is CVE-2002-1148?

CVE-2002-1148 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The default servlet (org.apache.catalina.servlets.DefaultServlet) in Tomcat 4.0.4 and 4.1.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to read source code for server files via a direct request to the servlet.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1148?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.tomcat:tomcat. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Tomcat.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1148?

Upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat to a fixed version for your release line: 4.0.5 or 4.1.12.

Is CVE-2002-1148 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1148 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DSA-170, GHSA-jxcv-v856-j5vg.