CVE-2003-0043
Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a, when used with JDK 1.3.1 or earlier, uses trusted privileges when processing the web.xml file, which could allow remote attackers to read portions of some files through the web.xml file.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.51%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a, when used with JDK 1.3.1 or earlier, uses trusted privileges when processing the web.xml file, which could allow remote attackers to read portions of some files through the web.xml file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.51% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apache/tomcat
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/Vendor Advisory
- http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1a.txtVendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-060.shtml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-246
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5111
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6722
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11195
- http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/Vendor Advisory
- http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1a.txtVendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-060.shtml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-246
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5111
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6722
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11195
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.