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Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 15, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-2481

CVE-2011-2481

Description

Apache Tomcat 7.0.x before 7.0.17 permits web applications to replace an XML parser used for other web applications, which allows local users to read or modify the (1) web.xml, (2) context.xml, or (3) tld files of arbitrary web applications via a crafted application that is loaded earlier than the target application. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2009-0783 regression.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.177.0.17

Affected products

17
  • Apache/Tomcat16 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 15 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • ghsa-coords
    pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat
    Range: >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.17

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