CVE-2002-1148

Exp

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.

Published: 2002-10-11 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1148 is rated High Exploit Risk (63.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 16.82%, 97th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-1148

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21853 exploit_db edb 2002-09-24 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1148

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 67.27% 16.82% -50.45%
2 2026-04-18 36.69% 67.27% +30.59%
3 2025-07-27 — 36.69% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1148

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1148

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2002-1148

GHSA-jxcv-v856-j5vg · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Tomcat Source Code Disclosure

OS Trackers for CVE-2002-1148

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1148

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1148

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache tomcat 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 3.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 3.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 3.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 3.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1148

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