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CVE-2015-5174

n/a n/a — 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…
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   L   N  U  L  N  N    4.3   .1255   96.2     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —
TIMELINE
  Jul 1   Reserved by redhat
  Feb 25  Published (CNA: redhat)
  Oct 14  ENRICHED — CVE-2015-5174. Received CVSS 4.3 and CPE data from NVD.
CWE-22 · CNA: redhat · CVSS v3.0 · 47 references · NVD status: Modified

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
July 1, 2015ReservedReserved by redhat
February 25, 2016PublishedPublished (CNA: redhat)
October 14, 2026ENRICHEDENRICHED — CVE-2015-5174. Received CVSS 4.3 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
n/an/a—n/a—

Weaknesses

CWE-22

References (47)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2015-5174 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-22

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