cve/2009/CVE-2009-2901.md

CVE-2009-2901

Description

The autodeployment process in Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.28 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.20, when autoDeploy is enabled, deploys appBase files that remain from a failed undeploy, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended authentication requirements via HTTP requests.

POC

Reference

• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
• http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html

Github

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