Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.18 permits web applications to replace an XML parser used for other web applications, which allows local users to read or modify the (1) web.xml, (2) context.xml, or (3) tld files of arbitrary web applications via a crafted application that is loaded earlier than the target application.
CVE-2009-0783
This medium-severity CVE scores 4.2 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 73% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 4.2
- EG Score
- 4.2(medium)
- EPSS
- 52.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 5, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (94)
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
- secalert@redhathttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2
- secalert@redhathttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129070310906557&w=2
- secalert@redhathttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/35685
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/35788
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/37460
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/42368
- secalert@redhathttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-263529-1
- secalert@redhathttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- secalert@redhathttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=652592&view=rev
- secalert@redhathttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=681156&view=rev
- secalert@redhathttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=739522&view=rev
- secalert@redhathttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=781542&view=rev
Patch Availability(10)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | tomcat6-examples (6.0.18-0ubuntu6.1) @ jaunty | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp_18rh | 2009-11-30 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat5-0:5.0.30-0jpp_16rh | 2009-11-30 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.16 | 2009-11-09 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat6-0:6.0.18-12.0.ep5.el5 | 2009-10-14 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.6.ep5.el5 | 2009-09-21 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2 | 2009-07-21 | redhat |
| redhat | xerces-j2-0:2.7.1-9jpp.ep1.2.el4 | 2009-07-06 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-eap-docs-0:4.2.0-5.GA_CP07.ep1.1.1.el5 | 2009-07-06 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-eap-docs-0:4.3.0-5.GA_CP05.ep1.2.1.el5 | 2009-07-06 | redhat |
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)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | — | 6.0.20 | — |
All Vendor Advisories
(12)
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.
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1143LOW2009-06-04
RHSA-2009:1143 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1144LOW2009-06-04
RHSA-2009:1144 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1145LOW2009-06-04
RHSA-2009:1145 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1146LOW2009-06-04
RHSA-2009:1146 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1164LOW2009-06-04
RHSA-2009:1164 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1454LOW2009-06-04
RHSA-2009:1454 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1506LOW2009-06-04
RHSA-2009:1506 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1562LOW2009-06-04
RHSA-2009:1562 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1563LOW2009-06-04
RHSA-2009:1563 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1616LOW2009-06-04
RHSA-2009:1616 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1617LOW2009-06-04
RHSA-2009:1617 — Low
- UbuntuUSN-788-1MEDIUM
Tomcat vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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