CVE-2015-5345: apache tomcat

Modified

AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-5345GHSA-rh8q-vjgf-gf74

Published 25-02-2016Last modified 14-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-5345 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in apache tomcat. EPSS estimates a 18.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority

Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

5.3/10

010

Medium · v3.1 (NVD)

EPSS score

18.38%

0%100%

Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 15 · Related 6

DLA-435-1 DSA-3530-1 DSA-3552-1 DSA-3609-1 MGASA-2016-0090 OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10446-1+9 more

Timeline

25-02-2016
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
14-10-2026
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Mapper component in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.30, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 processes redirects before considering security constraints and Filters, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of a directory via a URL that lacks a trailing / (slash) character.

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions

v3.15.3v3.05.3v2.05.0

EPSS trend

Probability

18.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 18.38% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted DirectoryThe 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

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu3 products

tomcat6< 6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1 | < 6.0.45+dfsg-1
tomcat7< 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.6
tomcat9< 9.0.16-3~18.04.1

Apache1 product

tomcatEOL6.0.0 | 6.0.0:alpha | 6.0.1 | 6.0.1:alpha | 6.0.2 | 6.0.2:alpha | 6.0.2:beta | 6.0.4 | 6.0.4:alpha | 6.0.10 | 6.0.11 | 6.0.13 | 6.0.14 | 6.0.16 | 6.0.18 | 6.0.20 | 6.0.24 | 6.0.26 | 6.0.28 | 6.0.29 | 6.0.30 | 6.0.32 | 6.0.33 | 6.0.35 | 6.0.36 | 6.0.37 | 6.0.39 | 6.0.41 | 6.0.43 | 6.0.44 | 7.0.0:beta | 7.0.2:beta | 7.0.4:beta | 7.0.5:beta | 7.0.6 | 7.0.10 | 7.0.11 | 7.0.12 | 7.0.14 | 7.0.16 | 7.0.19 | 7.0.20 | 7.0.21 | 7.0.22 | 7.0.23 | 7.0.25 | 7.0.26 | 7.0.27 | 7.0.28 | 7.0.29 | 7.0.30 | 7.0.32 | 7.0.33 | 7.0.34 | 7.0.35 | 7.0.37 | 7.0.39 | 7.0.40 | 7.0.41 | 7.0.42 | 7.0.47 | 7.0.50 | 7.0.52 | 7.0.53 | 7.0.54 | 7.0.55 | 7.0.56 | 7.0.57 | 7.0.59 | 7.0.61 | 7.0.62 | 7.0.63 | 7.0.64 | 7.0.65 | 8.0.0:rc1 | 8.0.0:rc10 | 8.0.0:rc3 | 8.0.0:rc5 | 8.0.1 | 8.0.3 | 8.0.11 | 8.0.12 | 8.0.14 | 8.0.15 | 8.0.17 | 8.0.18 | 8.0.20 | 8.0.21 | 8.0.22 | 8.0.23 | 8.0.24 | 8.0.26 | 8.0.27 | 8.0.28 | 8.0.29 | 9.0.0:milestone1

Canonical1 product