cve/2015/CVE-2015-5174.md

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.

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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