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CVE-2002-1148 apache Tomcat

Affected softwareapache Tomcat
Severity5.0 Medium CVSS 2.0
Fixed in4.0.5, 4.1.12
WeaknessInformation exposure (CWE-200)
Published11 Oct 2002
Updated16 Jun 2026

Description

The default servlet (org.apache.catalina.servlets.DefaultServlet) in Tomcat 4.0.4 and 4.1.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to read source code for server files via a direct request to the servlet.

Exploitation status

Working exploit published

A reviewed exploit catalogue lists ready-to-run exploit code for this CVE.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC 1 indexed Published artifacts you can open, in Exploit-DB; first seen 2002-09-24.
  • EPSS 19% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.
IndexArtifactStarsFirst seen
Exploit-DB Apache Tomcat 3/4 - 'DefaultServlet' File Disclosure 2002-09-24

Waratek protection

Mitigation candidate

A kind of vulnerability Waratek's rules address, with exploit code published or exploitation reported. No rule exists and none is planned yet. The decision below says what we found to build a rule from.

  • Protection none
  • Action unverified
  • Review automated Inferred
  • Record active
Decided by The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read
Finding This CVE affects an open-source Java library published on Maven Central (Maven packages: org.apache.tomcat:tomcat), so it is squarely in ARMR's territory and the source needed to understand the defect is public. That makes it a candidate for an ARMR patch rule. No rule exists and none is scheduled: the diff between the affected and fixed versions has not been read, and a closer look may find no hook point ARMR can act on.

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 4.0.0 4.0.5 unbounded
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 4.1.0 4.1.12 unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 21 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd apache tomcat generic 3.0 · 3.1 · 3.1.1 · 3.2 · 3.2.1 · 3.2.2:beta2 · 3.2.3 · 3.2.4 · 3.3 · 3.3.1 · 4.0.0 · 4.0.1 · 4.0.2 · 4.0.3 · 4.0.4 · 4.1.0 · 4.1.3:beta · 4.1.9:beta · 4.1.10
osv org.apache.tomcat tomcat generic ≥ 4.0.0 and < 4.0.5 · ≥ 4.1.0 and < 4.1.12

References

URLTags
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5@<dev.tomcat.apache.org> WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74@<dev.tomcat.apache.org> WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3@<dev.tomcat.apache.org> WEB
https://web.archive.org/web/20021027204137/http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10175.php WEB
https://web.archive.org/web/20030113141130/http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4758 WEB
https://web.archive.org/web/20030710185447/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5786 WEB
https://web.archive.org/web/20040814165854/http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-217.html WEB
https://web.archive.org/web/20040817035804/http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-218.html WEB
https://web.archive.org/web/20070430075037/http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-170 WEB
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103288242014253&w=2 WEB

Timeline

Published2002-10-11By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-16NVD's own last-modified date for this record.