Security readout for executives and security teams
This old Apache Tomcat issue concerns a fail-open startup condition. If Tomcat encountered errors while reading an application’s web.xml file, it could start without intended security settings, potentially exposing resources that administrators expected to be restricted. Exposure is most plausible in legacy Apache Tomcat deployments where access controls depend on web.xml and the file can be malformed, unreadable, or otherwise fail during startup. The bundle does not identify affected versions or supported product lines. Prioritize based on whether legacy Tomcat is still running business-facing applications. Without version and exploitation evidence, this is not automatically an emergency, but any internet-facing unsupported Tomcat instance relying on web.xml restrictions deserves prompt review. Mitigation focus: Inventory Apache Tomcat deployments, especially unsupported legacy instances.; Check Apache or vendor guidance for affected versions and fixed releases.; Upgrade unsupported Tomcat deployments where feasible..
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- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [21/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/CVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [19/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/CVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [24/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/CVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
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