{"id":"CVE-2007-4548","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2007-4548","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:30:23.067Z","title":"The login method in LoginModule implementations in Apache Geronimo 2.0 does not throw FailedLoginException for failed logins, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication requirements, deploy arbitrary modules, and gain administrative access…","description":"The login method in LoginModule implementations in Apache Geronimo 2.0 does not throw FailedLoginException for failed logins, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication requirements, deploy arbitrary modules, and gain administrative access by sending a blank username and password with the command line deployer in the deployment module.","published":"2007-08-27T23:17:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:44:18.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":10,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-287"],"affected":["apache/geronimo"],"epss":{"score":0.0419,"percentile":0.90868,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.19%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://geronimo.apache.org/2007/08/13/apache-geronimo-v20-release-delayed-due-to-security-issue.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://geronimo.apache.org/2007/08/21/apache-geronimo-201-released.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.nabble.com/Geronimo-2.0-Release-suspended-due-to-security-issue-found-before-release-t4263667s134.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-1201","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3404","tags":["Patch"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://geronimo.apache.org/2007/08/13/apache-geronimo-v20-release-delayed-due-to-security-issue.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://geronimo.apache.org/2007/08/21/apache-geronimo-201-released.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.nabble.com/Geronimo-2.0-Release-suspended-due-to-security-issue-found-before-release-t4263667s134.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-1201","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3404","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4548","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}