CVE-2009-3548

N/A Unknown
Published: November 12, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02241113
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://markmail.org/thread/wfu4nff5chvkb6xp
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/40330
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507720/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36954
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023146
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3185
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1559
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54182
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/df497a37fbf98e38d4c83e44829745fe9851b5fde928409c950f80e6%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19414
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7033
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02241113
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://markmail.org/thread/wfu4nff5chvkb6xp
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/40330
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507720/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36954
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023146
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3185
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1559
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54182
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/df497a37fbf98e38d4c83e44829745fe9851b5fde928409c950f80e6%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19414
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7033
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

52 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
86.9%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-255

Affected Vendors

apache

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