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Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Feb 25, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-5174

CVE-2015-5174

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.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven
>= 8.0.0-RC1, < 8.0.278.0.27
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.657.0.65
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven
>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.456.0.45

Affected products

105
  • Apache/Tomcat90 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 89 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:7.0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:8.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Canonical/Ubuntu Linux4 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • Debian/linux2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • ghsa-coords9 versions
    pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcatpkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat10&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1
    >= 8.0.0-RC1, < 8.0.27+ 8 more
    • (no CPE)range: >= 8.0.0-RC1, < 8.0.27
    • (no CPE)range: < 10.1.14-1.1
    • (no CPE)range: < 8.0.36-3.3
    • (no CPE)range: < 6.0.45-0.50.1
    • (no CPE)range: < 6.0.45-0.50.1
    • (no CPE)range: < 7.0.68-7.6.1
    • (no CPE)range: < 8.0.32-3.1
    • (no CPE)range: < 7.0.68-7.6.1
    • (no CPE)range: < 8.0.32-3.1

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