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.
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.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 3 modules
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Apache Tomcat Manager Application Deployer Authenticated Code Execution
exploit/multi/http/tomcat_mgr_deploy
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Apache Tomcat Manager Authenticated Upload Code Execution
exploit/multi/http/tomcat_mgr_upload
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Tomcat Application Manager Login Utility
auxiliary/scanner/http/tomcat_mgr_login
Exploit-DB 2
- Apache Tomcat Manager - Application Upload (Authenticated) Code Execution (Metasploit) EDB-31433 · remote · Feb 5, 2014 · verified
- Apache Tomcat Manager - Application Deployer (Authenticated) Code Execution (Metasploit) EDB-16317 · remote · Dec 14, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- HPSBUX02541 vendor-advisory
- HPSBMA02535 vendor-advisory
- HPSBUX02860 vendor-advisory
- 40330 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2010-1559 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19414 vdb-entry signature
- HPSBOV02762 vendor-advisory
- tomcat-admin-default-password(54182) vdb-entry
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- 57126 third-party-advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7033 vdb-entry signature
- 36954 vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-3185 vdb-entry
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- 20091109 [SECURITY] CVE-2009-3548 Apache Tomcat Windows Installer insecure default administrative password mailing-list
- http://markmail.org/thread/wfu4nff5chvkb6xp
- 20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX mailing-list
- HPSBST02955 vendor-advisory
- 1023146 vdb-entry
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [22/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [20/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20191124 [CONF] Apache Tomcat > Security mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [22/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [25/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ mailing-list