CVE-2009-2693

Aliases:GHSA-ggx9-4728-588r
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 5
Modified
Published: 28 Jan 2010, 20:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 05:59

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
26/100
CVSS Score
5.8 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
15.32% MEDIUM
15% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

28 Jan 2010, 20:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 05:59
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.28 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.20 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an entry in a WAR file, as demonstrated by a ../../bin/catalina.bat entry.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 15.32%• Percentile: 95%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-22•Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

    The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

Affected Systems

  • Unknown•Tomcat

    5.5.0 | 5.5.1 | 5.5.2 | 5.5.3 | 5.5.4 | 5.5.5 | 5.5.6 | 5.5.7 | 5.5.8 | 5.5.9 | 5.5.10 | 5.5.11 | 5.5.12 | 5.5.13 | 5.5.14 | 5.5.15 | 5.5.16 | 5.5.17 | 5.5.18 | 5.5.19 | 5.5.20 | 5.5.21 | 5.5.22 | 5.5.23 | 5.5.24 | 5.5.25 | 5.5.26 | 5.5.27 | 5.5.28 | 6.0 | 6.0.0 | 6.0.1 | 6.0.2 | 6.0.3 | 6.0.4 | 6.0.5 | 6.0.6 | 6.0.7 | 6.0.8 | 6.0.9 | 6.0.10 | 6.0.11 | 6.0.12 | 6.0.13 | 6.0.14 | 6.0.15 | 6.0.16 | 6.0.17 | 6.0.18 | 6.0.19 | 6.0.20

  • org.apache.tomcat•tomcat

    ≥ 5.5.0, < 5.5.29 | ≥ 6.0.0, < 6.0.24

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