Apache Tomcat 7.0.11, when web.xml has no login configuration, does not follow security constraints, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via HTTP requests to a meta-data complete web application. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2011-1088 and CVE-2011-1419.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1183
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66675
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12701
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Apr/96
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8187
• http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1087643
• http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
• apache/tomcat@b7b5c63
• https://web.archive.org/web/20200229122300/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47196
• https://web.archive.org/web/20200928033804/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517362/100/0/threaded