Path Traversal in Apache Tomcat
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.126 (96.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.126 · newest: 0.126 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat — versions 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-09 (vendor-advisory)
- svn.apache.org/viewvc
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00085.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3024-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00047.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5174?
- CVE-2015-5174 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2016-02-25.
- How severe is CVE-2015-5174?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.