CVE-2003-0043 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a, when used with JDK 1.3.1 or ea)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2003-0043 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2003-02-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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