{"cve":"CVE-2015-5174","nvd":{"published":"2016-02-25T01:59:00.120","modified":"2026-10-14T22:17:12.143","status":"Modified","description":"Directory traversal vulnerability in RequestUtil.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.65, and 8.x before 8.0.27 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and list a parent directory via a /.. (slash dot dot) in a pathname used by a web application in a getResource, getResourceAsStream, or getResourcePaths call, as demonstrated by the $CATALINA_BASE/webapps directory.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","score":4.3},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00047.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00069.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00082.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00085.html","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145974991225029&w=2"],"products":["apache:tomcat","canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-5174","score":0.12555,"percentile":0.96203,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-6qr6-x7jm-x2q6","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6qr6-x7jm-x2q6","summary":"Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Apache Tomcat","modified":"2025-08-28T21:00:31.715153Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=8.0.0-RC1 <8.0.27"],"fixed":["8.0.27"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=7.0.0 <7.0.65"],"fixed":["7.0.65"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=6.0.0 <6.0.45"],"fixed":["6.0.45"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}