CVE-2015-5174

Published Feb 25, 2016

Last updated a year ago

Overview

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.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

Type
Primary
Base score
4.3
Impact score
1.4
Exploitability score
2.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
4
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
8
Vector string
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-22

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

References