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CVE-2013-4444
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.40, in certain situations involving outdated java.io.File code and…
- 6.8MediumCVSS base score
- 14.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.40, in certain situations involving outdated java.io.File code and a custom JMX configuration, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading and accessing a JSP file.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 15 months later
· 15 months later
Published
- 12 years later
· 12 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 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 14.0% · top 3.4% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcatGHSA-h6c8-x5r3-pm88 (opens in a new tab)
References
10
- 69728 (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
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1030834 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04851013 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- HPSBOV03503 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20141024 Re: Duplicate Request: CVE-2013-4444 as a duplicate of CVE-2013-2185 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 20140910 CVE-2013-4444 Remote Code Execution in Apache Tomcat (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-3447 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20210106 Re: [SECURITY] CVE-2013-4444 Remote Code Execution in Apache Tomcat (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_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-2022-4084 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-h6c8-x5r3-pm88 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2013-4444)Record last updated .