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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.


Published

2016-02-25T01:59:00.120

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System debian debian_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 8.0 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.0 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.0 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.1 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.1 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.2 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.2 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.2 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.4 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.4 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.10 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.11 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.13 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.14 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.16 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.18 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.20 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.24 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.26 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.28 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.29 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.30 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.32 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.33 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.35 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.36 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.37 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.39 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.41 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.43 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.44 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.0 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.2 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.4 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.5 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.6 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.10 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.11 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.12 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.14 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.16 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.19 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.20 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.21 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.22 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.23 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.25 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.26 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.27 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.28 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.29 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.30 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.32 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.33 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.34 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.35 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.37 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.39 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.40 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.41 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.42 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.47 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.50 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.52 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.53 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.54 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.55 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.56 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.57 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.59 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.61 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.62 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.63 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.64 Yes
Application apache tomcat 8.0.0 Yes
Application apache tomcat 8.0.0 Yes
Application apache tomcat 8.0.0 Yes
Application apache tomcat 8.0.0 Yes
Application apache tomcat 8.0.1 Yes
Application apache tomcat 8.0.11 Yes
Application apache tomcat 8.0.12 Yes
Application apache tomcat 8.0.14 Yes
Application apache tomcat 8.0.15 Yes
Application apache tomcat 8.0.17 Yes
Application apache tomcat 8.0.18 Yes
Application apache tomcat 8.0.20 Yes
Application apache tomcat 8.0.21 Yes
Application apache tomcat 8.0.22 Yes
Application apache tomcat 8.0.23 Yes
Application apache tomcat 8.0.24 Yes
Application apache tomcat 8.0.26 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 15.10 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 Yes

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