CVE-2010-3718

Low

Description

Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 6.0.x, and 5.5.x, when running within a SecurityManager, does not make the ServletContext attribute read-only, which allows local web applications to read or write files outside of the intended working directory, as demonstrated using a directory traversal attack.

SeverityLow
CVSS1.2
Exploit probability—
ProductApache Tomcat
PublishedFeb 10, 2011
First seenFeb 10, 2011

How to fix

Update
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat7.0.4, 6.0.30, 5.5.30 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
apache tomcat7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 6.0, 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 6.0.6, 6.0.7, 6.0.8, 6.0.9, 6.0.10, 6.0.11, 6.0.12, 6.0.13, 6.0.14, 6.0.15, 6.0.16, 6.0.17, 6.0.18, 6.0.19, 6.0.20, 6.0.24, 6.0.26, 6.0.27, 6.0.28, 6.0.29, 5.5.0, 5.5.1, 5.5.2, 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 5.5.6, 5.5.7, 5.5.8, 5.5.9, 5.5.10, 5.5.11, 5.5.12, 5.5.13, 5.5.14, 5.5.15, 5.5.16, 5.5.17, 5.5.18, 5.5.19, 5.5.20, 5.5.21, 5.5.22, 5.5.23, 5.5.24, 5.5.25, 5.5.26, 5.5.27, 5.5.28, 5.5.29, 5.5.30, 5.5.32—
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven7.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.4, 6.0.0 ≤ v < 6.0.30, 5.5.0 ≤ v < 5.5.307.0.4, 6.0.30, 5.5.30

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