---
id: CVE-2013-4590
title: >-
  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, o…
summary: >-
  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, o…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-200
vendor: apache
product: tomcat
affected:
  - tomcat = 8.0.0
  - debian_linux = 7.0
  - tomcat <= 6.0.37
  - tomcat = 1.1.3
  - tomcat = 3.0
  - tomcat = 3.1
  - tomcat = 3.1.1
  - tomcat = 3.2
  - tomcat = 3.2.1
  - tomcat = 3.2.2
  - tomcat = 3.2.3
  - tomcat = 3.2.4
  - tomcat = 3.3
  - tomcat = 3.3.1
  - tomcat = 3.3.1a
  - tomcat = 3.3.2
  - tomcat = 4
  - tomcat = 4.0.0
  - tomcat = 4.0.1
  - tomcat = 4.0.2
  - tomcat = 4.0.3
  - tomcat = 4.0.4
  - tomcat = 4.0.5
  - tomcat = 4.0.6
  - tomcat = 4.1.0
  - tomcat = 4.1.1
  - tomcat = 4.1.2
  - tomcat = 4.1.3
  - tomcat = 4.1.9
  - tomcat = 4.1.10
  - tomcat = 4.1.12
  - tomcat = 4.1.15
  - tomcat = 4.1.24
  - tomcat = 4.1.28
  - tomcat = 4.1.29
  - tomcat = 4.1.31
  - tomcat = 4.1.36
  - tomcat = 5
  - tomcat = 5.0.0
  - tomcat = 5.0.1
  - tomcat = 5.0.2
  - tomcat = 5.0.3
  - tomcat = 5.0.4
  - tomcat = 5.0.5
  - tomcat = 5.0.6
  - tomcat = 5.0.7
  - tomcat = 5.0.8
  - tomcat = 5.0.9
  - tomcat = 5.0.10
  - tomcat = 5.0.11
  - tomcat = 5.0.12
  - tomcat = 5.0.13
  - tomcat = 5.0.14
  - tomcat = 5.0.15
  - tomcat = 5.0.16
  - tomcat = 5.0.17
  - tomcat = 5.0.18
  - tomcat = 5.0.19
  - tomcat = 5.0.21
  - tomcat = 5.0.22
  - tomcat = 5.0.23
  - tomcat = 5.0.24
  - tomcat = 5.0.25
  - tomcat = 5.0.26
  - tomcat = 5.0.27
  - tomcat = 5.0.28
  - tomcat = 5.0.29
  - tomcat = 5.0.30
  - tomcat = 5.5.0
  - tomcat = 5.5.1
  - tomcat = 5.5.2
  - tomcat = 5.5.3
  - tomcat = 5.5.4
  - tomcat = 5.5.5
  - tomcat = 5.5.6
  - tomcat = 5.5.7
  - tomcat = 5.5.8
  - tomcat = 5.5.9
  - tomcat = 5.5.10
  - tomcat = 5.5.11
  - tomcat = 5.5.12
  - tomcat = 5.5.13
  - tomcat = 5.5.14
  - tomcat = 5.5.15
  - tomcat = 5.5.16
  - tomcat = 5.5.17
  - tomcat = 5.5.18
  - tomcat = 5.5.19
  - tomcat = 5.5.20
  - tomcat = 5.5.21
  - tomcat = 5.5.22
  - tomcat = 5.5.23
  - tomcat = 5.5.24
  - tomcat = 5.5.25
  - tomcat = 5.5.26
  - tomcat = 5.5.27
  - tomcat = 5.5.28
  - tomcat = 5.5.29
  - tomcat = 5.5.30
  - tomcat = 5.5.31
published: '2014-02-26'
updated: '2026-10-09'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-09T20:17:08.240'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4590'
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tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.09487
epssPercentile: 0.95329
ingestedAt: '2026-10-09T21:12:42.314Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `tomcat = 8.0.0`
- `debian_linux = 7.0`
- `tomcat <= 6.0.37`
- `tomcat = 1.1.3`
- `tomcat = 3.0`
- `tomcat = 3.1`
- `tomcat = 3.1.1`
- `tomcat = 3.2`
- `tomcat = 3.2.1`
- `tomcat = 3.2.2`
- `tomcat = 3.2.3`
- `tomcat = 3.2.4`
- `tomcat = 3.3`
- `tomcat = 3.3.1`
- `tomcat = 3.3.1a`
- `tomcat = 3.3.2`
- `tomcat = 4`
- `tomcat = 4.0.0`
- `tomcat = 4.0.1`
- `tomcat = 4.0.2`
- `tomcat = 4.0.3`
- `tomcat = 4.0.4`
- `tomcat = 4.0.5`
- `tomcat = 4.0.6`
- `tomcat = 4.1.0`
- `tomcat = 4.1.1`
- `tomcat = 4.1.2`
- `tomcat = 4.1.3`
- `tomcat = 4.1.9`
- `tomcat = 4.1.10`
- `tomcat = 4.1.12`
- `tomcat = 4.1.15`
- `tomcat = 4.1.24`
- `tomcat = 4.1.28`
- `tomcat = 4.1.29`
- `tomcat = 4.1.31`
- `tomcat = 4.1.36`
- `tomcat = 5`
- `tomcat = 5.0.0`
- `tomcat = 5.0.1`
- `tomcat = 5.0.2`
- `tomcat = 5.0.3`
- `tomcat = 5.0.4`
- `tomcat = 5.0.5`
- `tomcat = 5.0.6`
- `tomcat = 5.0.7`
- `tomcat = 5.0.8`
- `tomcat = 5.0.9`
- `tomcat = 5.0.10`
- `tomcat = 5.0.11`
- `tomcat = 5.0.12`
- `tomcat = 5.0.13`
- `tomcat = 5.0.14`
- `tomcat = 5.0.15`
- `tomcat = 5.0.16`
- `tomcat = 5.0.17`
- `tomcat = 5.0.18`
- `tomcat = 5.0.19`
- `tomcat = 5.0.21`
- `tomcat = 5.0.22`
- `tomcat = 5.0.23`
- `tomcat = 5.0.24`
- `tomcat = 5.0.25`
- `tomcat = 5.0.26`
- `tomcat = 5.0.27`
- `tomcat = 5.0.28`
- `tomcat = 5.0.29`
- `tomcat = 5.0.30`
- `tomcat = 5.5.0`
- `tomcat = 5.5.1`
- `tomcat = 5.5.2`
- `tomcat = 5.5.3`
- `tomcat = 5.5.4`
- `tomcat = 5.5.5`
- `tomcat = 5.5.6`
- `tomcat = 5.5.7`
- `tomcat = 5.5.8`
- `tomcat = 5.5.9`
- `tomcat = 5.5.10`
- `tomcat = 5.5.11`
- `tomcat = 5.5.12`
- `tomcat = 5.5.13`
- `tomcat = 5.5.14`
- `tomcat = 5.5.15`
- `tomcat = 5.5.16`
- `tomcat = 5.5.17`
- `tomcat = 5.5.18`
- `tomcat = 5.5.19`
- `tomcat = 5.5.20`
- `tomcat = 5.5.21`
- `tomcat = 5.5.22`
- `tomcat = 5.5.23`
- `tomcat = 5.5.24`
- `tomcat = 5.5.25`
- `tomcat = 5.5.26`
- `tomcat = 5.5.27`
- `tomcat = 5.5.28`
- `tomcat = 5.5.29`
- `tomcat = 5.5.30`
- `tomcat = 5.5.31`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.