CVE-2001-0590

Apache Tomcat Allows Source Disclosure

5.0 MediumPublic exploitFix available

Apache Software Foundation Tomcat Servlet prior to 3.2.2 allows a remote attacker to read the source code to arbitrary 'jsp' files via a malformed URL request which does not end with an HTTP protocol specification (i.e. HTTP/1.0).

Exploit likelihood

11.0%Up 5.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2001-0590
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2001-0590
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-1862 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-1862
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x445-mmpw-7r4f No score

Apache Tomcat Allows Source Disclosure

Record: GHSA-x445-mmpw-7r4f
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-x445-mmpw-7r4f No score

Apache Tomcat Allows Source Disclosure

Record: GHSA-x445-mmpw-7r4f
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apache tomcat

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-servlet-api` Maven	before 3.2.2	3.2.2

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Apache Tomcat 3.0 - Directory Traversal	2001-03-28

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2001-0590 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Apache Tomcat, published August 2, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.0%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-servlet-api 3.2.2.