CVE-2011-1183
Apache Tomcat 7.0.11, when web.xml has no login configuration, does not follow security constraints, which allows remote attackers to…
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- redhat
Description
Apache Tomcat 7.0.11, when web.xml has no login configuration, does not follow security constraints, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via HTTP requests to a meta-data complete web application. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2011-1088 and CVE-2011-1419.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 36 days later
· 36 days later
Published
- 13 years later
· 13 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 | Medium5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.2% · top 6.5% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.8.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcatGHSA-p26v-97vp-jcx6 (opens in a new tab)
References (8)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12701 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 47196 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 8187 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 20110406 [SECURITY] CVE-2011-1183 Apache Tomcat security constraint bypass (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20110406 [SECURITY] CVE-2011-1183 Apache Tomcat security constraint bypass (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1087643 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- tomcat-webxml-security-bypass(66675) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_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)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-p26v-97vp-jcx6 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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