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Apache Tomcat Application Server 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000142-AS-000014
Applications in privileged mode must be approved by the ISSO.
Applications in privileged mode must be approved by the ISSO.
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Applications in privileged mode must be approved by the ISSO.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>The privileged attribute controls if a context (application) is allowed to use container provided servlets like the Manager servlet. It is false by default and should only be changed for trusted web applications. Set to true to allow the context (application) to use container servlets, like the manager servlet. Use of the privileged attribute will change the context's parent class loader to be the Server class loader rather than the Shared class loader. Note that in a default installation, the Common class loader is used for both the Server and the Shared class loaders. Use of the privileged attribute will change the context's parent class loader to be the Server class loader rather than the Shared class loader.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>