CVE-2009-3548
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…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 79.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 5Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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 exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 3 Metasploit modules and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits5
Metasploit modules3 modules
- Apache Tomcat Manager Application Deployer Authenticated Code Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/multi/http/tomcat_mgr_deployRank excellentdisclosed 9 Nov 2009
- Apache Tomcat Manager Authenticated Upload Code Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/multi/http/tomcat_mgr_uploadRank excellentdisclosed 9 Nov 2009
- Tomcat Application Manager Login Utility (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
auxiliary/scanner/http/tomcat_mgr_loginRank normal
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Apache Tomcat Manager - Application Upload (Authenticated) Code Execution (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 31433remote, multiplepublished 5 Feb 2014Verified
- Apache Tomcat Manager - Application Deployer (Authenticated) Code Execution (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16317remote, multiplepublished 14 Dec 2010Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 38 days later
· 38 days later
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 79.0% · top 0.4% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
26
- HPSBUX02541 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- HPSBMA02535 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- HPSBUX02860 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 40330 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1559 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19414 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- HPSBOV02762 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- tomcat-admin-default-password(54182) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 57126 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7033 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 36954 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2009-3185 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20091109 [SECURITY] CVE-2009-3548 Apache Tomcat Windows Installer insecure default administrative password (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://markmail.org/thread/wfu4nff5chvkb6xp (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- HPSBST02955 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 1023146 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [22/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [20/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20191124 [CONF] Apache Tomcat > Security (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [22/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [25/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-3530 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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