The default configuration of Jakarta Tomcat does not restrict access to the /admin context, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by directly calling the administrative servlets to add a context for the root directory.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomcat | Apache | 3.0 (including) | 3.0 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 3.1 (including) | 3.1 (including) |