CVE-2009-3843 in the critical feed json
HP Operations Manager 8.10 on Windows contains a "hidden account" in the XML file that specifies Tomcat users, which allows remote attacker…
published 2009-11-24 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3814
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 79.0%
- EPSS 79.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
- public exploits
- 4
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
HP Operations Manager 8.10 on Windows contains a "hidden account" in the XML file that specifies Tomcat users, which allows remote attackers to conduct unrestricted file upload attacks, and thereby execute arbitrary code, by using the org.apache.catalina.manager.HTMLManagerServlet class to make requests to manager/html/upload.
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/http/tomcat_mgr_deploy)
- Published
Exploit prediction
78.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/multi/http/tomcat_mgr_deploy Apache Tomcat Manager Application Deployer Authenticated Code Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2009-11-09
- Metasploit exploit/multi/http/tomcat_mgr_upload Apache Tomcat Manager Authenticated Upload Code Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2009-11-09
- Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/http/tomcat_mgr_login Tomcat Application Manager Login Utility metasploit auxiliary, normal rank
- EDB-16317 Apache Tomcat Manager - Application Deployer (Authenticated) Code Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2010-12-14
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=125873415424980&w=2
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/37444
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-09-085/
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/54361
vdb-entry
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securitytracker.com
/id?1023222
vdb-entry
-
osvdb.org
/60317
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-3843
- NVD CVE-2009-3843
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