CVE-2015-5174
high-risk
Published 2016-02-25
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.
Do I need to act?
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3.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.3/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
References (94)
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
and 74 more references
55
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
7/34 · Low
Exposure
30/34 · Critical