CVE-2015-5174
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 /..
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.6%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 12.55% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · apache/tomcat · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS moved from 13.9% on 21 September 2026 to 12.6% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00047.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00069.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00082.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00085.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145974991225029&w=2
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135883/Apache-Tomcat-Limited-Directory-Traversal.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1435.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2599.html
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Feb/149
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1696281
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1696284
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1700897
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1700898
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1700900
- 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://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3552
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3609
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83329
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035070
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3024-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1432
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1433
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1434
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa118
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.