CVE-2011-1582 json
Access restriction bypass in Apache Tomcat
published 2011-05-20 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-3xpj-jgv5-q4vv , EUVD-2022-2261
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.0%
- EPSS 6.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Apache Tomcat 7.0.12 and 7.0.13 processes the first request to a servlet without following security constraints that have been configured through annotations, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via HTTP requests. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-1088, CVE-2011-1183, and CVE-2011-1419.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 7.0.14
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2011-1582 updated cvss 5.8
tomcat: various flaws due not following ServletSecurity annotations
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 tomcat5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 tomcat6, tomcat6-lib, tomcat6-log4j, tomcat6-javadoc, tomcat6-webapps, tomcat6-el-2.1-api, +4 morenot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
6.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >=7.0.12, <7.0.14 |
7.0.14 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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svn.apache.org
/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1100832
web, patch
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securityfocus.com
/bid/47886
vdb-entry, patch
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github.com
/apache/tomcat/commit/299b26af66793438c323ea6b18462fa44683080f
web
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2011/1255
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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tomcat.apache.org
/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_7.0.14_%28released_12_May_2011%29
web, vendor-advisory
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/8256
third-party-advisory, web
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/518032/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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mail-archives.apache.org
/mod_mbox/www-announce/201105.mbox/%3C4DD26E30.2060103%40apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/67515
vdb-entry, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1582
advisory
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github.com
/apache/tomcat
package
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web.archive.org
/web/20111110135226/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518032/100/0/threaded
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20170202135510/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47886
web
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mail-archives.apache.org
/mod_mbox/www-announce/201105.mbox/%3C4DD26E30.2060103@apache.org%3E
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-1582
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-3xpj-jgv5-q4vv
- NVD CVE-2011-1582
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