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WEB APPLICATION VULNERABILITIES Standard & Premium

Apache Tomcat sample files

Description

When Apache Tomcat is installed with a default configuration, several example files are also installed. These files may disclose sensitive information that could help a potential attacker.

Remediation

Remove these files from the server.

References

OWASP - Insecure Configuration Management

CWE-215: Information Exposure Through Debug Information

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Severity

Medium

Classification

CWE-538 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

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