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CVE-2015-5174

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Date: February 24, 2016

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.

Language: Java

Severity Score

4.3

Related Resources (63)

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1432

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2599.html

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Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html

Url: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135883/Apache-Tomcat-Limited-Directory-Traversal.html

Url: https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150442

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd4863c79bf729aabb95571fd845a9ea4ee3ae3fcee48f35aba007350%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0b24f2c7507f702348e2c2d64e8a5de72bad6173658e8d8e45322ac2@%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html

Url: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1700900

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5174

Url: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1696284

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html

Url: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1696281

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00047.html

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c62634b7426bee5f553307063457b99c84af73b078ede4f2592b34e%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r409efdf706c2077ae5c37018a87da725a3ca89570a9530342cdc53e4@%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c62634b7426bee5f553307063457b99c84af73b078ede4f2592b34e@%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035070

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00085.html

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3609

Url: https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180531-0001

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83329

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5174

Url: https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158626

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd4863c79bf729aabb95571fd845a9ea4ee3ae3fcee48f35aba007350@%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00069.html

Url: https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa118

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3024-1

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180531-0001/

Url: http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Feb/149

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Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3552

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r409efdf706c2077ae5c37018a87da725a3ca89570a9530342cdc53e4%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1435.html

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r15695e6203b026c9e9070ca9fa95fb17dd4cd88e5342a7dc5e1e7b85%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0b24f2c7507f702348e2c2d64e8a5de72bad6173658e8d8e45322ac2%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1433

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1434

Url: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1700898

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r15695e6203b026c9e9070ca9fa95fb17dd4cd88e5342a7dc5e1e7b85@%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1700897

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2015-5174

Severity Score

4.3

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CWE-22

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	4.3
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	LOW
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	SINGLE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE
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