CVE-2015-5174
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 3.0
- 4.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - EPSS
- 13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 96% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)
- CWE
- CWE-22
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- apache:tomcat
- canonical:ubuntu_linux
- debian:debian_linux
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-6qr6-x7jm-x2q6 | Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >=8.0.0-RC1 <8.0.27 | 8.0.27 |
| GHSA-6qr6-x7jm-x2q6 | Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >=7.0.0 <7.0.65 | 7.0.65 |
| GHSA-6qr6-x7jm-x2q6 | Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >=6.0.0 <6.0.45 | 6.0.45 |
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