CVE-2009-2901

tomcat: insecure partial deploy after failed undeploy

Published Jan 28, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 8.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The autodeployment process in Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.28 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.20, when autoDeploy is enabled, deploys appBase files that remain from a failed undeploy, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended authentication requirements via HTTP requests.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-4169 The autodeployment process in Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.28 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.20, when autoDeploy is enabled, deploys appBase files that remain from a failed undeploy, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended authentication requirements via HTTP requests.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hjfh-7c4v-7q8h Improper Authentication in Apache Tomcat
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-899-1 Tomcat vulnerabilities
References
Link Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/38316 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/38346 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/38541 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/39317 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/43310 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126 cve-icon cve-icon
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023503 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 cve-icon cve-icon
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=892815&view=rev cve-icon cve-icon
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=902650&view=rev cve-icon cve-icon
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-899-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:177 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509151/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37942 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0213 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55856 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2901 cve-icon
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 6:07 AM
Reserved
Aug 20, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 28, 2010, 8:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 24, 2010, 12:00 AM