Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 12, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-3548
CVE-2009-3548
Description
The Windows installer for Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 through 6.0.20, 5.5.0 through 5.5.28, and possibly earlier versions uses a blank default password for the administrative user, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.
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Affected products
143cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 142 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.3.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=5.5.0 <=5.5.28, >=6.0.0 <=6.0.20
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
26- tomcat.apache.org/security-5.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- tomcat.apache.org/security-6.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3185nvdVendor Advisory
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jspnvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- markmail.org/thread/wfu4nff5chvkb6xpnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/40330nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/57126nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507720/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36954nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.htmlnvd
- www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.htmlnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1559nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54182nvd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/df497a37fbf98e38d4c83e44829745fe9851b5fde928409c950f80e6%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Envd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19414nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7033nvd
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