--- id: CVE-2015-5174 title: >- 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 direct… summary: >- 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 direct… severity: medium cvss: 4.3 cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N' cwe: - CWE-22 vendor: apache product: tomcat affected: - debian_linux = 7.0 - debian_linux = 8.0 - tomcat = 6.0.0 - tomcat = 6.0.1 - tomcat = 6.0.2 - tomcat = 6.0.4 - tomcat = 6.0.10 - tomcat = 6.0.11 - tomcat = 6.0.13 - tomcat = 6.0.14 - tomcat = 6.0.16 - tomcat = 6.0.18 - tomcat = 6.0.20 - tomcat = 6.0.24 - tomcat = 6.0.26 - tomcat = 6.0.28 - tomcat = 6.0.29 - tomcat = 6.0.30 - tomcat = 6.0.32 - tomcat = 6.0.33 - tomcat = 6.0.35 - tomcat = 6.0.36 - tomcat = 6.0.37 - tomcat = 6.0.39 - tomcat = 6.0.41 - tomcat = 6.0.43 - tomcat = 6.0.44 - tomcat = 7.0.0 - tomcat = 7.0.2 - tomcat = 7.0.4 - tomcat = 7.0.5 - tomcat = 7.0.6 - tomcat = 7.0.10 - tomcat = 7.0.11 - tomcat = 7.0.12 - tomcat = 7.0.14 - tomcat = 7.0.16 - tomcat = 7.0.19 - tomcat = 7.0.20 - tomcat = 7.0.21 - tomcat = 7.0.22 - tomcat = 7.0.23 - tomcat = 7.0.25 - tomcat = 7.0.26 - tomcat = 7.0.27 - tomcat = 7.0.28 - tomcat = 7.0.29 - tomcat = 7.0.30 - tomcat = 7.0.32 - tomcat = 7.0.33 - tomcat = 7.0.34 - tomcat = 7.0.35 - tomcat = 7.0.37 - tomcat = 7.0.39 - tomcat = 7.0.40 - tomcat = 7.0.41 - tomcat = 7.0.42 - tomcat = 7.0.47 - tomcat = 7.0.50 - tomcat = 7.0.52 - tomcat = 7.0.53 - tomcat = 7.0.54 - tomcat = 7.0.55 - tomcat = 7.0.56 - tomcat = 7.0.57 - tomcat = 7.0.59 - tomcat = 7.0.61 - tomcat = 7.0.62 - tomcat = 7.0.63 - tomcat = 7.0.64 - tomcat = 8.0.0 - tomcat = 8.0.1 - tomcat = 8.0.11 - tomcat = 8.0.12 - tomcat = 8.0.14 - tomcat = 8.0.15 - tomcat = 8.0.17 - tomcat = 8.0.18 - tomcat = 8.0.20 - tomcat = 8.0.21 - tomcat = 8.0.22 - tomcat = 8.0.23 - tomcat = 8.0.24 - tomcat = 8.0.26 - ubuntu_linux = 12.04 - ubuntu_linux = 14.04 - ubuntu_linux = 15.10 - ubuntu_linux = 16.04 published: '2016-02-25' updated: '2026-10-14' sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T22:17:12.143' source: NVD sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5174' references: - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00047.html' label: secalert@redhat.com - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00069.html' label: secalert@redhat.com - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00082.html' label: secalert@redhat.com - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00085.html' label: secalert@redhat.com - url: 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145974991225029&w=2' label: secalert@redhat.com - url: >- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135883/Apache-Tomcat-Limited-Directory-Traversal.html label: secalert@redhat.com - 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nvd epss: 0.12555 epssPercentile: 0.96182 ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T23:00:01.998Z' --- ## Overview 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. ## Affected - `debian_linux = 7.0` - `debian_linux = 8.0` - `tomcat = 6.0.0` - `tomcat = 6.0.1` - `tomcat = 6.0.2` - `tomcat = 6.0.4` - `tomcat = 6.0.10` - `tomcat = 6.0.11` - `tomcat = 6.0.13` - `tomcat = 6.0.14` - `tomcat = 6.0.16` - `tomcat = 6.0.18` - `tomcat = 6.0.20` - `tomcat = 6.0.24` - `tomcat = 6.0.26` - `tomcat = 6.0.28` - `tomcat = 6.0.29` - `tomcat = 6.0.30` - `tomcat = 6.0.32` - `tomcat = 6.0.33` - `tomcat = 6.0.35` - `tomcat = 6.0.36` - `tomcat = 6.0.37` - `tomcat = 6.0.39` - `tomcat = 6.0.41` - `tomcat = 6.0.43` - `tomcat = 6.0.44` - `tomcat = 7.0.0` - `tomcat = 7.0.2` - `tomcat = 7.0.4` - `tomcat = 7.0.5` - `tomcat = 7.0.6` - `tomcat = 7.0.10` - `tomcat = 7.0.11` - `tomcat = 7.0.12` - `tomcat = 7.0.14` - `tomcat = 7.0.16` - `tomcat = 7.0.19` - `tomcat = 7.0.20` - `tomcat = 7.0.21` - `tomcat = 7.0.22` - `tomcat = 7.0.23` - `tomcat = 7.0.25` - `tomcat = 7.0.26` - `tomcat = 7.0.27` - `tomcat = 7.0.28` - `tomcat = 7.0.29` - `tomcat = 7.0.30` - `tomcat = 7.0.32` - `tomcat = 7.0.33` - `tomcat = 7.0.34` - `tomcat = 7.0.35` - `tomcat = 7.0.37` - `tomcat = 7.0.39` - `tomcat = 7.0.40` - `tomcat = 7.0.41` - `tomcat = 7.0.42` - `tomcat = 7.0.47` - `tomcat = 7.0.50` - `tomcat = 7.0.52` - `tomcat = 7.0.53` - `tomcat = 7.0.54` - `tomcat = 7.0.55` - `tomcat = 7.0.56` - `tomcat = 7.0.57` - `tomcat = 7.0.59` - `tomcat = 7.0.61` - `tomcat = 7.0.62` - `tomcat = 7.0.63` - `tomcat = 7.0.64` - `tomcat = 8.0.0` - `tomcat = 8.0.1` - `tomcat = 8.0.11` - `tomcat = 8.0.12` - `tomcat = 8.0.14` - `tomcat = 8.0.15` - `tomcat = 8.0.17` - `tomcat = 8.0.18` - `tomcat = 8.0.20` - `tomcat = 8.0.21` - `tomcat = 8.0.22` - `tomcat = 8.0.23` - `tomcat = 8.0.24` - `tomcat = 8.0.26` - `ubuntu_linux = 12.04` - `ubuntu_linux = 14.04` - `ubuntu_linux = 15.10` - `ubuntu_linux = 16.04` ## Remediation Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.