vulnerability
F5 Networks: K30971148 (CVE-2015-5174): Apache Tomcat 6.x vulnerability CVE-2015-5174
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Feb 24, 2016 | Feb 16, 2017 | Mar 6, 2018 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 24, 2016
Added
Feb 16, 2017
Modified
Mar 6, 2018
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.
Solution
f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest
References
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