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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2002-2007 json

The default installations of Apache Tomcat 3.2.3 and 3.2.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive system information such as directory…

published 2002-12-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1986

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
41.4%
EPSS 41.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
3
Exploit-DB

Summary

The default installations of Apache Tomcat 3.2.3 and 3.2.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive system information such as directory listings and web root path, via erroneous HTTP requests for Java Server Pages (JSP) in the (1) test/jsp, (2) samples/jsp and (3) examples/jsp directories, or the (4) test/realPath.jsp servlet, which leaks pathnames in error messages.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21492)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

41.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21492 Apache Tomcat 3.2.3/3.2.4 - 'RealPath.jsp' Information Disclosuree remote, 2002-05-29
  • EDB-21491 Apache Tomcat 3.2.3/3.2.4 - Example Files Web Root Full Path Disclosure remote, 2002-05-29
  • EDB-21490 Apache Tomcat 3.2.3/3.2.4 - 'Source.jsp' Information Disclosure remote, 2002-05-29
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4876 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • cert.uni-stuttgart.de http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2002/05/msg00275.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • cert.uni-stuttgart.de http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2002/05/msg00272.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4877 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4878 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

Sources

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