# CVE-2002-0493: Apache Tomcat may be started without proper security settings if errors are encountered while reading the web.xml file, which could allow at

- Also known as: GHSA-P543-JG43-9PM5
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.0b7
- Published: 2003-04-02 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): fixed in 4.0b7

## Description

Apache Tomcat may be started without proper security settings if errors are encountered while reading the web.xml file, which could allow attackers to bypass intended restrictions.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat, upgrade to a fixed version (4.0b7) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.apachelabs.org/tomcat-dev/200108.mbox/%3C20010810000819.6350.qmail%40icarus.apache.org%3E
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9863.php
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101709002410365&w=2
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

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