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CVE-2011-2204

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-2204 describes a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat versions 5.5.x, 6.x, and 7.x, where passwords are inadvertently logged in plain text when errors occur during JMX user creation, specifically when using the MemoryUserDatabase. This allows local attackers to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information by reading these log files. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 1.9, indicating a low severity due to its local attack vector and medium attack complexity, with the primary impact being a compromise of confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

1.9LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
48.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0067 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 747 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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 (11)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.tomcat:tomcatFixed in: 5.5.34
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.tomcat:tomcatFixed in: 6.0.33
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.tomcat:tomcatFixed in: 7.0.19
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: tomcat6-0:6.0.24-35.el6_1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5Fixed in: tomcat5-0:5.5.33-27_patch_07.ep5.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5Fixed in: tomcat6-0:6.0.32-24_patch_07.ep5.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: tomcat5-0:5.5.33-28_patch_07.ep5.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 6Fixed in: tomcat6-0:6.0.32-24_patch_07.ep5.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0
View patch

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-c57p-3v2g-w9rgmedium

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in Apache Tomcat

May 14, 2022
redhatCVE-2011-2204Low

tomcat: password disclosure vulnerability

Jun 27, 2011

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
marc.info
marc.info
marc.info
marc.info
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/44981
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/48308
secunia.com / advisories/57126
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/68238
lists.apache.org / thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14931
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19532
support.apple.com / kb/HT5130
tomcat.apache.org / security-5.html
Vendor Advisory
tomcat.apache.org / security-6.html
Vendor Advisory
tomcat.apache.org / security-7.html
Vendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2012/dsa-2401
mandriva.com / security/advisories
osvdb.org / 73429
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-1845.html
securityfocus.com / bid/48456