THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2000-0672
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2000-0672

Tomcat vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
9.8%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
The default configuration of Jakarta Tomcat does not restrict access to the /admin context, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by directly calling the administrative servlets to add a context for the root directory.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Tomcat
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published
2000-07-20

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 9.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2000-0672

  • Confirm whether Apache Tomcat is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2000-0672.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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