Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2009-3548 is a legacy Apache Tomcat issue where the Windows installer could create an administrative user with a blank default password. If that account remained unchanged and the Tomcat administration interface was reachable, a remote attacker could gain administrative privileges. Exposure is most likely on old Windows-hosted Tomcat deployments installed with affected installers, especially where Manager/Admin interfaces are network-accessible and default credentials were not removed or changed. Prioritize if legacy Tomcat administration interfaces are reachable or embedded in supported business systems. This is old, but default administrative access can lead to full application control. Mitigation focus: Identify Tomcat 5.5 and 6.0 Windows installations in the affected version ranges.; Confirm no administrative account has a blank or default password.; Remove unused administrative users and limit Manager/Admin access to trusted networks..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19414CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- tomcat-admin-default-password(54182)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7033CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [22/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/CVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [20/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/CVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [tomcat-dev] 20191124 [CONF] Apache Tomcat > SecurityCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [22/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/CVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [25/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/CVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
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