Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 20, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2000-0672

Description

The default configuration of Jakarta Tomcat does not restrict access to the /admin context, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by directly calling the administrative servlets to add a context for the root directory.

Affected products

Apache/Tomcat2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Apache/Jakarta Tomcatllm-fuzzy

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0309.htmlnvdBroken LinkExploitPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/1548nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5160nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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