CVE-2011-2204 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in Apache Tomcat

What is CVE-2011-2204?

CVE-2011-2204 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 29 Jun 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.34, 6.x before 6.0.33, and 7.x before 7.0.17, when the MemoryUserDatabase is used, creates log entries containing passwords upon encountering errors in JMX user creation, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a log file.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2204?

6 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-2011-2204?

Upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat to a fixed version for your release line: 5.5.34, 6.0.33 or 7.0.19.

Is CVE-2011-2204 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2204 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-c57p-3v2g-w9rg.