CVE-2002-1148

NONECVSS 0.0Weaponized
0.0
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • No confirmed exploitation signals yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 17%CVSS: —Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

The default servlet (org.apache.catalina.servlets.DefaultServlet) in Tomcat 4.0.4 and 4.1.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to read source code for server files via a direct request to the servlet.

CVSS v3
—
EG Score
0.0(none)
EPSS
96.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 11, 2002

Last Modified

June 16, 2026

References (20)

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatpatch2002-11-08redhat
redhatpatch2002-11-05redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat—4.1.12—

All Vendor Advisories

(2)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 24× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-13 06:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-11 08:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  4. 2026-07-08 15:09 UTCEPSS rescore
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  12. 2026-06-23 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-06-22 14:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-06-21 01:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-06-18 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-06-16 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-06-15 17:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-14 23:13 UTCEPSS rescore
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  25. 2026-06-12 23:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-11 13:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-06-10 22:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-06-10 13:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-06-05 22:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-06-05 22:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-06-05 06:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-06-02 20:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-06-01 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-06-01 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-05-31 18:46 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-05-31 18:46 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-05-31 00:13 UTCEPSS rescore
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  14. 2026-05-27 13:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-05-26 13:41 UTCEPSS rescore
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  17. 2026-05-26 07:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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  19. 2026-05-24 16:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-05-22 21:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-05-20 22:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-05-18 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-05-18 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-21853✓ verified
    First seen Sep 24, 2002

    Apache Tomcat 3/4 - 'DefaultServlet' File Disclosure

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2002-1148?
CVE-2002-1148 is a none vulnerability published on October 11, 2002. The default servlet (org.apache.catalina.servlets.DefaultServlet) in Tomcat 4.0.4 and 4.1.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to read source code for server files via a direct request to the servlet.
When was CVE-2002-1148 disclosed?
CVE-2002-1148 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 11, 2002, with the most recent update on June 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2002-1148 actively exploited?
CVE-2002-1148 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 96.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
How do I remediate CVE-2002-1148?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2002-1148, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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