Path Traversal in Apache Tomcat
CVE-2015-5345
The Mapper component in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.30, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 processes redirects before considering security constraints and Filters, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of a directory via a URL that lacks a trailing / (slash) character.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.184 (96.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
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 Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5345?
- CVE-2015-5345 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-02-25.
- How severe is CVE-2015-5345?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-5345 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.