CVE-2015-5174
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Apache Tomcat
PublishedFeb 25, 2016
First seenFeb 25, 2016
How to fix
Update
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat8.0.27, 7.0.65, 6.0.45 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| apache tomcat | 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.4, 6.0.10, 6.0.11, 6.0.13, 6.0.14, 6.0.16, 6.0.18, 6.0.20, 6.0.24, 6.0.26, 6.0.28, 6.0.29, 6.0.30, 6.0.32, 6.0.33, 6.0.35, 6.0.36, 6.0.37, 6.0.39, 6.0.41, 6.0.43, 6.0.44, 7.0.0, 7.0.2, 7.0.4, 7.0.5, 7.0.6, 7.0.10, 7.0.11, 7.0.12, 7.0.14, 7.0.16, 7.0.19, 7.0.20, 7.0.21, 7.0.22, 7.0.23, 7.0.25, 7.0.26, 7.0.27, 7.0.28, 7.0.29, 7.0.30, 7.0.32, 7.0.33, 7.0.34, 7.0.35, 7.0.37, 7.0.39, 7.0.40, 7.0.41, 7.0.42, 7.0.47, 7.0.50, 7.0.52, 7.0.53, 7.0.54, 7.0.55, 7.0.56, 7.0.57, 7.0.59, 7.0.61, 7.0.62, 7.0.63, 7.0.64, 8.0.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.11, 8.0.12, 8.0.14, 8.0.15, 8.0.17, 8.0.18, 8.0.20, 8.0.21, 8.0.22, 8.0.23, 8.0.24, 8.0.26 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 7.0, 8.0 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04 | — |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | 8.0.0-RC1 ≤ v < 8.0.27, 7.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.65, 6.0.0 ≤ v < 6.0.45 | 8.0.27, 7.0.65, 6.0.45 |
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