SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (GHSA-qfw2-wvrw-mvw4)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 437200

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- Jakarta Tomcat before 3.3.1a, when used with JDK 1.3.1 or earlier, allows remote attackers to list
directories even with an index.html or other file present, or obtain unprocessed source code for a JSP
file, via a URL containing a null character. (CVE-2003-0042)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qfw2-wvrw-mvw4

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 437200

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/28/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2003-0042

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/29/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/26/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0042

BID: 6721

cwe: CWE-22