Description
The Snoop servlet in Jakarta Tomcat 3.1 and 3.0 under Apache reveals sensitive system information when a remote attacker requests a nonexistent URL with a .snp extension.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- Tomcat 3.0/3.1 Snoop Servlet - Information Disclosure EDB-20132 · remote · Jul 20, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- Jakarta Tomcat 3.1 and 3.0 - Information Disclosure http/cves/2000/CVE-2000-0760.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- 20000719 [LoWNOISE] Snoop Servlet (Tomcat 3.1 and 3.0) mailing-list
- 1532 vdb-entry