CVE-2013-4590

Summary

CVECVE-2013-4590
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-02-26 14:55:08 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionApache Tomcat before 6.0.39, 7.x before 7.0.50, and 8.x before 8.0.0-RC10 allows attackers to obtain "Tomcat internals" information by leveraging the presence of an untrusted web application with a context.xml, web.xml, *.jspx, *.tagx, or *.tld XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.009220000 probability, percentile 0.760760000 (date 2026-05-05)

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Tomcat 1.1.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 3.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 3.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 3.1.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 3.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 3.2.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 3.2.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 3.2.2 beta2 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 3.2.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 3.2.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 3.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 3.3.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 3.3.1a All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 3.3.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.0.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.0.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.0.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.0.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.0.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.28 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.29 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.3 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.31 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.36 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.9 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.21 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.22 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.23 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.25 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.26 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.27 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.28 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.29 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.30 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.7 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.8 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.0.9 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.20 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.21 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.22 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.23 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.25 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.26 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.27 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.28 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.29 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.30 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.31 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.32 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.33 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.34 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.35 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.7 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.8 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.9 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 alpha All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.1 alpha All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.2 alpha All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.2 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.20 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.26 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.27 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.28 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.29 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.30 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.31 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.32 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.33 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.35 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.36 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.2 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.20 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.21 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.22 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.23 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.25 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.26 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.27 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.28 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.29 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.30 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.31 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.32 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.33 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.34 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.35 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.36 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.37 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.38 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.39 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.4 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.40 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.41 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.42 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.43 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.44 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.45 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.46 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.50 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc2 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc3 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc4 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc5 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc6 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc7 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc8 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc9 All All
Application Apache Tomcat All All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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Security Advisory SA59724 - IBM Rational Test Workbench / Virtualization Server Apache Tomcat Two Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA59036 - IBM QRadar SIEM Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1558828 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Issue Tracking
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20564.www2.hpe.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Apache Tomcat® - Apache Tomcat 8 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2014 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
IBM Security Bulletin: Rational Test Control Panel in Rational Test Workbench and Rational Test Virtualization Server affected by Apache Tomcat vulnerablity (CVE-2013-4286, CVE-2013-4322, CVE-2013-4590) - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
Apache Tomcat® - Apache Tomcat 7 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2014-0148 - Updated tomcat package fixes security vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 advisories.mageia.org Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:052 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
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VMSA-2014-0008.2 | United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:084 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
Bug 1069911 – CVE-2013-4590 tomcat: information disclosure via XXE when running untrusted web applications af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
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Apache Tomcat® - Apache Tomcat 6 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.apache.org Vendor Advisory
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'[security bulletin] HPSBOV03503 rev.1 - HP OpenVMS CSWS_JAVA running Tomcat, Multiple Remote Vulnera' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List
Security Advisory SA59722 - IBM Rational Connector for SAP Solution Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
IBM notice: The page you requested cannot be displayed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1549529 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Issue Tracking
IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat used by IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager 7.1 MR2, and 7.2 MR2. (CVE-2013-4286, CVE-2014-0033, CVE-2013-4322, CVE-2013-4590) - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
Apache Tomcat CVE-2013-4590 XML External Entity Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
IBM Security Bulletin: Rational Lifecycle Adapter for HP ALM Apache Tomcat fix (CVE-2013-4286, CVE-2014-0033, CVE-2013-4322, CVE-2013-4590, CVE-2014-0075, CVE-2014-0095, CVE-2014-0096, CVE-2014-0099, CVE-2014-0119) - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1549528 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Issue Tracking
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