Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2011-2481

CVE-2011-2481 is listed by inventory_critical.

Published Aug 15, 2011 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · the affected product

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2011-2481. EPSS is 0.84%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium4.6
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.84%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe apache/tomcat

CVE-2011-2481 is listed by inventory_critical.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe apache/tomcat7.0.0
  • cpe apache/tomcat7.0.1
  • cpe apache/tomcat7.0.2
  • cpe apache/tomcat7.0.3
  • cpe apache/tomcat7.0.4

How to fix CVE-2011-2481

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2011-2481. EPSS is 0.84%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.84%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 15, 2011 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    CVE-2011-2481 is listed by inventory_critical.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    CVE-2011-2481 is listed by inventory_critical.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2011-2481

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2011-2481

    30-day exploitation probability 0.84%

    first.org
  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2011-2481

    Apache Tomcat 7.0.x before 7.0.17 permits web applications to replace an XML parser used for other web applications, which allows local users to read or modify the (1) web.xml, (2) context.xml, or (3) tld files of arbitrary web applications via a crafted application that is loaded earlier than the target application. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2009-0783 regression.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 6, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • Monitored products — criticalNov 3, 2026