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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.

Severity
Medium 5.0
Published
7 Feb 2003
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
4.5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 91% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Apache TomcatServers and applications · cpe:a:apache:tomcat
  • Version 3.3.1
  • Version 3.3
  • Version 3.2.4
  • Version 3.2.3
All 9 release lines
  • Version 3.0
  • Version 3.1
  • Version 3.1.1
  • Version 3.2
  • Version 3.2.1
  • Version 3.2.3
  • Version 3.2.4
  • Version 3.3
  • Version 3.3.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0043
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0043