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CVE-2010-1157 Apache Tomcat

Affected softwareApache Tomcat
Severity2.6 Low CVSS 2.0
Fixed in5.5.30, 6.0.28
WeaknessInformation exposure (CWE-200)
Published23 Apr 2010
Updated16 Jun 2026

Description

Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.29 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.26 might allow remote attackers to discover the server's hostname or IP address by sending a request for a resource that requires (1) BASIC or (2) DIGEST authentication, and then reading the realm field in the WWW-Authenticate header in the reply.

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 2010-04-22.
  • EPSS 53% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
IndexArtifactStarsFirst seen
Exploit-DB Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 < 5.5.29 / 6.0.0 < 6.0.26 - Information Disclosure 2010-04-22

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 5.5.0 5.5.30 unbounded
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 6.0.0 6.0.28 unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 55 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd apache tomcat generic 5.5.0 · 5.5.1 · 5.5.2 · 5.5.3 · 5.5.4 · 5.5.5 · 5.5.6 · 5.5.7 · 5.5.8 · 5.5.9 · 5.5.10 · 5.5.11 · 5.5.12 · 5.5.13 · 5.5.14 · 5.5.15 · 5.5.16 · 5.5.17 · 5.5.18 · 5.5.19 · 5.5.20 · 5.5.21 · 5.5.22 · 5.5.23 · 5.5.24 · 5.5.25 · 5.5.26 · 5.5.27 · 5.5.28 · 5.5.29 · 6.0.0 · 6.0.1 · 6.0.2 · 6.0.3 · 6.0.4 · 6.0.5 · 6.0.6 · 6.0.7 · 6.0.8 · 6.0.9 · 6.0.10 · 6.0.11 · 6.0.12 · 6.0.13 · 6.0.14 · 6.0.15 · 6.0.16 · 6.0.17 · 6.0.18 · 6.0.19 · 6.0.20 · 6.0.24 · 6.0.26
osv org.apache.tomcat tomcat generic ≥ 5.5.0 and < 5.5.30 · ≥ 6.0.0 and < 6.0.28

References

URLTags
https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2207 WEB
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html WEB
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html WEB
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=936541 WEB
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=936540 WEB
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002 WEB
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19492 WEB
https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2 WEB
https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2 WEB
https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2 WEB

Timeline

Published2010-04-23By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-16NVD's own last-modified date for this record.