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Vulnerability details: VCID-mctd-9zgv-5qgp
Vulnerability ID VCID-mctd-9zgv-5qgp
Aliases CVE-2011-2204
GHSA-c57p-3v2g-w9rg
Summary Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.34, 6.x before 6.0.33, and 7.x before 7.0.17, when the MemoryUserDatabase is used, creates log entries containing passwords upon encountering errors in JMX user creation, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a log file.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
System Score Found at
generic_textual MODERATE http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132215163318824&w=2
generic_textual MODERATE http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
generic_textual MODERATE http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
generic_textual MODERATE http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
generic_textual MODERATE https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1845
epss 0.00098 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2204
epss 0.00098 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2204
epss 0.00098 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2204
epss 0.00098 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2204
epss 0.00098 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2204
epss 0.00098 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2204
epss 0.00098 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2204
epss 0.00098 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2204
epss 0.00098 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2204
epss 0.00098 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2204
generic_textual MODERATE https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717013
apache_tomcat Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2204
generic_textual MODERATE https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68238
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c57p-3v2g-w9rg
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/apache/tomcat
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/apache/tomcat55/commit/8b81c8c869987e35deed04993ecfcf7be27ca298
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/763a56b45999653ce648a18462b8a826809215b1
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2204
generic_textual MODERATE https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14931
generic_textual MODERATE https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19532
generic_textual MODERATE http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20110711083618/http://securitytracker.com/id?1025712
generic_textual MODERATE http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2401
Reference id Reference type URL
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132215163318824&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1845
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2011-2204.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2204
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717013
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025712
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68238
https://github.com/apache/tomcat
https://github.com/apache/tomcat55/commit/8b81c8c869987e35deed04993ecfcf7be27ca298
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/763a56b45999653ce648a18462b8a826809215b1
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14931
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19532
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=1140070
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=1140071
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=1140072
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
https://web.archive.org/web/20110711083618/http://securitytracker.com/id?1025712
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2401
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1845.html
CVE-2011-2204 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2204
CVE-2011-2204 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2204
GHSA-c57p-3v2g-w9rg https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c57p-3v2g-w9rg
GLSA-201206-24 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201206-24
RHSA-2011:1780 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1780
RHSA-2012:0679 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0679
RHSA-2012:0680 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0680
RHSA-2012:0681 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0681
RHSA-2012:0682 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0682
USN-1252-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1252-1/
No exploits are available.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.27023
EPSS Score 0.00098
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:38:15.566418+00:00 Apache Tomcat Importer Import https://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html 38.0.0