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CVE-2000-1210 Apache Tomcat

Affected softwareApache Tomcat
Severity5.0 Medium CVSS 2.0
WeaknessPath traversal (CWE-22)
Published22 Mar 2002
Updated16 Jun 2026

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in source.jsp of Apache Tomcat before 3.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to source.jsp.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 24 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 3.5% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

Decided by A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule
Finding Protected by Waratek's ARMR path-traversal security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's weakness is CWE-22: Path Traversal.

How to mitigate CVE-2000-1210

Apply the vendor's fix for Apache Tomcat. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with its path traversal rule. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 0 none 3.1

Products and versions

2 products, 2 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd apache tomcat generic ≤ 3.1
osv org.apache.tomcat tomcat generic ≤ 3.1

References

URLTags
https://web.archive.org/web/20020818015647/http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/4205.php WEB
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95371672300045&w=2 WEB
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/4205.php Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published2002-03-22By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-16NVD's own last-modified date for this record.