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CVE-2002-1148

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-1148 describes a file disclosure vulnerability in the default servlet of Apache Tomcat versions 4.0.4 and 4.1.10 and earlier. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this flaw to read the source code of server files. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and potential for information disclosure. While not on the CISA KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists, and the CVE has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting awareness and potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
16.82%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-21853 · Sep 24, 2002
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1682 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 23,705 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.tomcat:tomcatFixed in: 4.0.5
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.tomcat:tomcatFixed in: 4.1.12
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Stronghold 4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Stronghold 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
View patch

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-jxcv-v856-j5vgmedium

Apache Tomcat Source Code Disclosure

Apr 30, 2022
redhatCVE-2002-1148Important

security flaw

Sep 24, 2002

References

marc.info
online.securityfocus.com / advisories/4758
lists.apache.org / thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
debian.org / security/2002/dsa-170
iss.net / security_center/static/10175.php
Vendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2002-217.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2002-218.html
securityfocus.com / bid/5786
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory