THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2005-4703
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2005-4703

Tomcat vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
25.7%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Apache Tomcat 4.0.3, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a request for a file that contains an MS-DOS device name such as lpt9, which leaks the pathname in an error message, as demonstrated by lpt9.xtp using Nikto.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Tomcat
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published
2005-12-31

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 25.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2005-4703

  • Confirm whether Apache Tomcat is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2005-4703.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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