vulnerability
Apache Tomcat: Low: Limited directory traversal (CVE-2015-5174)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Feb 23, 2016 | Feb 23, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 23, 2016
Added
Feb 23, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solutions
apache-tomcat-upgrade-6_0_45apache-tomcat-upgrade-7_0_65apache-tomcat-upgrade-8_0_27
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