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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> CGI abuses >> Tomcat's /admin is world readable Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Tomcat's /admin is world readable |
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Searches for the existence of /admin Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The page /admin/contextAdmin/contextAdmin.html can be accessed. This permits a possible hacker to add context to your Tomcat web server, and potentially to read arbitrary files on this server. Solution : restrict access to /admin or remove this context, and do not run TomCat as root. Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 1548 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2000 Renaud Deraison |
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