CVE-2015-5174
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CVE-2015-5174 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 12.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 | — |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.0 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.1 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.2 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.4 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.10 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.11 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.13 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.14 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.16 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.18 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.20 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.24 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.26 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.28 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.29 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.30 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.32 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.33 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.35 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.36 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.37 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.39 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.41 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.43 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 6.0.44 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.0 | Beta |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.2 | Beta |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.4 | Beta |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.5 | Beta |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.6 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.10 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.11 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.12 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.14 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.16 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.19 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.20 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.21 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.22 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.23 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.25 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.26 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.27 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.28 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.29 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.30 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.32 | — |
| Apache | Tomcat | 7.0.33 | — |
Showing 50 of 88 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.
References
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.htmlVendor Advisory
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