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)

EPSS: 0.126 (95.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.