vulnerability
HP-UX: CVE-2015-5174: using Apache Tomcat, Remote Access Restriction Bypass, Arbitrary Code Execution, Execution of Arbitrary Code With Privilege Elevation, Unauthorized Read Access to Files
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Feb 24, 2016 | Aug 11, 2017 | Jan 8, 2018 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 24, 2016
Added
Aug 11, 2017
Modified
Jan 8, 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.
Solutions
hpux-update-hpuxws22tomcat-hpuxws22tomcat-tomcathpux-update-hpuxws22tomcat-tomcathpux-update-hpuxws22tomcat-tomcat2
References
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