vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2015-5174: Moderate: tomcat security, bug fix, and enhancement update ((Multiple Advisories))
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Feb 24, 2016 | Oct 21, 2016 | Jan 17, 2018 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 24, 2016
Added
Oct 21, 2016
Modified
Jan 17, 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
redhat-upgrade-tomcatredhat-upgrade-tomcat-admin-webappsredhat-upgrade-tomcat-docs-webappredhat-upgrade-tomcat-el-2-2-apiredhat-upgrade-tomcat-javadocredhat-upgrade-tomcat-jsp-2-2-apiredhat-upgrade-tomcat-jsvcredhat-upgrade-tomcat-libredhat-upgrade-tomcat-servlet-3-0-apiredhat-upgrade-tomcat-webappsredhat-upgrade-tomcat6redhat-upgrade-tomcat6-admin-webappsredhat-upgrade-tomcat6-docs-webappredhat-upgrade-tomcat6-el-2-1-apiredhat-upgrade-tomcat6-javadocredhat-upgrade-tomcat6-jsp-2-1-apiredhat-upgrade-tomcat6-libredhat-upgrade-tomcat6-servlet-2-5-apiredhat-upgrade-tomcat6-webapps
References
Rapid7 Labs
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