Apache Tomcat Directory Traversal

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2000-1210 · GHSA-4gr9-99j3-vqxv · Published 22/03/2002 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2000-1210 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting org.apache.tomcat:tomcat, tomcat (apache).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.5%, higher than 89.0% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat Maven	`≤ 3.1`	No fix yet
tomcat apache	`≤ 3.1`	No fix yet

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in source.jsp of Apache Tomcat before 3.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to source.jsp.

NVD description

Directory traversal vulnerability in source.jsp of Apache Tomcat before 3.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to source.jsp.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1210 · ADVISORY
web.archive.org/web/20020818015647/http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/4205.php · WEB
marc.info · WEB
iss.net/security_center/static/4205.php · Patch

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat

Maven

≤ 3.1

No fix yet

tomcat

apache

≤ 3.1

No fix yet

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in source.jsp of Apache Tomcat before 3.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to source.jsp.

NVD description

Directory traversal vulnerability in source.jsp of Apache Tomcat before 3.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to source.jsp.

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