CVE-2011-1183
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8EPSS 6.2%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N- EPSS score
- 6.2% (94th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2022-4656)
- Published
- April 8, 2011
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-4656 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apache / tomcat
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Apr/96
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8187
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1087643(Patch)
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517362/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47196
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66675
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12701
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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