CVE-2007-4548

The login method in LoginModule implementations in Apache Geronimo 2.0 does not throw FailedLoginException for failed logins, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication requirements, deploy arbitrary modules, and gain administrative access by sending a blank username and password with the command line deployer in the deployment module.

Published: 2007-08-27 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-4548 is rated High Risk (70.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.27%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4548

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 2026-06-07 1.68% 2.27% +0.59%
2 2026-04-15 0.81% 1.68% +0.88%
3 2026-03-05 0.81%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-4548

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-4548

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-4548

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache geronimo 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:geronimo:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-4548

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