CVE-2001-0917: Apache Tomcat Reveals Path through Long URL – CVSS 5.0 · Watchpost

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Apache Tomcat Reveals Path through Long URL

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2001-0917 · GHSA-2w2w-cv3h-rr38 · Published 22/11/2001 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2001-0917 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting org.apache.tomcat:tomcat, tomcat (apache).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 7.8%, higher than 94.7% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 4.0.2 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat Maven	`< 4.0.2`	`4.0.2`
tomcat apache	`= 4.0.1`	No fix yet

Description

Jakarta Tomcat 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to reveal physical path information by requesting a long URL with a .JSP extension.

NVD description

Jakarta Tomcat 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to reveal physical path information by requesting a long URL with a .JSP extension.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0917 · ADVISORY
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7599 · WEB
apache/tomcat · PACKAGE
lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E · WEB
lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E · WEB
lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E · WEB
lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E · WEB
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E · WEB

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