CVE-2013-4590

CVE-2013-4590 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-200.

Key facts

• Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 4.3)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 9% (95th percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Weakness: CWE-200
• Affected product: Apache Tomcat
• Published: 2014-02-26
• Last modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Apache 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.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-4590?

Apache 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.

How severe is CVE-2013-4590?

CVE-2013-4590 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2013-4590 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 9% (95th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2013-4590?

CVE-2013-4590 primarily affects Apache Tomcat. In total, 193 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4590?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2013-4590 published?

CVE-2013-4590 was published on 2014-02-26 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

• http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0148.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144498216801440&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/59036
• http://secunia.com/advisories/59722
• http://secunia.com/advisories/59724
• http://secunia.com/advisories/59873
• http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1549528
• http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1549529
• http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1558828
• http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
• http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
• http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21667883
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21675886
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677147
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21678231
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:052
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:084
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65768
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0008.html
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1069911
• https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04851013
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Affected products (193)

• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc9:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.3.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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