cve/2015/CVE-2015-5174.md

### [CVE-2015-5174](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5174)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135883/Apache-Tomcat-Limited-Directory-Traversal.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html

#### Github
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