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Vulnerability details: VCID-6yk2-f8d5-cyc3
Vulnerability ID VCID-6yk2-f8d5-cyc3
Aliases CVE-2003-0043
GHSA-cvx5-7vc7-rg77
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.02261 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2003-0043
epss 0.02261 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2003-0043
epss 0.02261 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2003-0043
epss 0.02261 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2003-0043
epss 0.02261 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2003-0043
epss 0.02261 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2003-0043
epss 0.02261 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2003-0043
epss 0.02261 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2003-0043
epss 0.02261 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2003-0043
apache_tomcat Important https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0043
generic_textual MODERATE https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11195
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cvx5-7vc7-rg77
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/apache/tomcat
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0043
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20030804165204/http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1a.txt
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20030810045410/http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20030819144200/http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-060.shtml
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20131213024606/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6722
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20140627151430/http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5111
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-246
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2003-0043
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11195
https://github.com/apache/tomcat
https://web.archive.org/web/20030804165204/http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1a.txt
https://web.archive.org/web/20030810045410/http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a
https://web.archive.org/web/20030819144200/http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-060.shtml
https://web.archive.org/web/20131213024606/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6722
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627151430/http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5111
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-246
CVE-2003-0043 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0043
CVE-2003-0043 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0043
GHSA-cvx5-7vc7-rg77 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cvx5-7vc7-rg77
No exploits are available.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.84543
EPSS Score 0.02261
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:38:20.914232+00:00 Apache Tomcat Importer Import https://tomcat.apache.org/security-3.html 38.0.0