Apache Tomcat Leaks Pathname Information via Error Message

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2002-2009 · GHSA-r6cf-cr44-m8rr · Published 31/12/2002 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2002-2009 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting org.apache.tomcat:tomcat, tomcat (apache).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 7.3%, higher than 94.4% 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	`≥ 4.0.0, ≤ 4.0.1`	No fix yet
tomcat apache	`= 4.0.1`	No fix yet

Description

Apache Tomcat 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to obtain the web root path via HTTP requests for JSP files preceded by (1) +/, (2) >/, (3) </, and (4) %20/, which leaks the pathname in an error message.

NVD description

Apache Tomcat 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to obtain the web root path via HTTP requests for JSP files preceded by (1) +/, (2) >/, (3) </, and (4) %20/, which leaks the pathname in an error message.

References

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