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Full vulnerability report · 2016
CVE-2015-5174High confidence

n/a: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

n/a · n/a

4.3MediumCVSS 3.0
Recommended action
Scheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Fix not verified
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-2849

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Fix not verified
01

What, why and how

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.

What

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.

Why

Attacker-controlled path data is not constrained to the intended directory before the application accesses a file.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

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.

Why

Attacker-controlled path data is not constrained to the intended directory before the application accesses a file.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-22

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.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.0: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CLowConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.ANoneAvailability impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkCWE-22
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security · English · AV18-011Juniper Networks security bulletins

3-D70, 15.1X53-D231 Junos OS versions 16.1 prior to 16.1R3-S6, 16.1R4-S6 and 16.1R5 Junos OS versions 16.1 prior to 16.1R5-S1, 16.1R6 Junos OS versions 16.1 prior to 16.1R6 on MX series Junos OS versions 16.1X65 prior to 16.1X65-D45 Junos OS versions 16.2 prior to 16.2R2, 16.2R2-S2, 16.2R3 Junos OS versions 16.2 prior to 16.2R3 on MX series Junos OS versions 17.1 prior to 17.1R2-S5, 17.1R3 and 17.1R3 on MX series Junos OS versions 17.2X75 prior to 17.2X75-D50 CTPView versions 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3. Junos Space prior to 17.2R1 Security Director and Log Collector prior to 17.2R1 ScreenOS all versions without the latest security patch CVE Reference: CVE-2015-5174, CVE-2015-5188, CVE-2015-5220, CVE-2015-5304, CVE-2015-5600, CVE-2015-6563, CVE-2015-6564, CVE-2015-7236, CVE-2015-7501, CVE-2016-2141, CVE-2016-8655, CVE-2016-8743, CVE-2016-8858, CVE-2017-1000111, CVE-2017-1000112, CVE-2017-14106, CVE-2017-2634, CVE-2017-3167, CVE-2017-3169, CVE-2017-5645, CVE-2017-5664, CVE-2017-6074, CVE-2017-7668, CVE-2017-7679, CVE-2017-9788, CVE-2017-9798, CVE-2018-0001, CVE-2018-0002, CVE-2018-0003, CVE-2018-0004, CVE-2018-0005, CVE-2018-0006, CVE-2018-0007, CVE-2018-0008, CVE-2018-0009, CVE-2018-0010, CVE-2018-0011, CVE-2018-0012, CVE-2018-0013, CVE-2018-0014 Suggested action CCIRC recommends that system administrat

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CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-568Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4590 Référence CVE CVE-2014-0033 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0033 Référence CVE CVE-2014-0075 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0075 Référence CVE CVE-2014-0096 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0096 Référence CVE CVE-2014-0099 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0099 Référence CVE CVE-2014-0119 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0119 Référence CVE CVE-2014-0227 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0227 Référence CVE CVE-2014-0230 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0230 Référence CVE CVE-2014-7810 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7810 Référence CVE CVE-2015-5174 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5174 Référence CVE CVE-2015-5345 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5345 Référence CVE CVE-2016-0706 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0706 Référence CVE CVE-2016-0714 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0714 Référence CVE CVE-2016-0762 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0762 Référence CVE CVE-2016-5018 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5018 Référence CVE CVE-2016-5388 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5388 Référence CVE CVE-2016-6794 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6794 Référence CVE CVE-2016-6796 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6796 Ré

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CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2018-AVI-026Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper

/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10837&cat=SIRT_1&actp=LIST Bulletin de sécurité Juniper JSA10838 du 10 janvier 2018 https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10838&cat=SIRT_1&actp=LIST Bulletin de sécurité Juniper JSA10839 du 10 janvier 2018 https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10839&cat=SIRT_1&actp=LIST Bulletin de sécurité Juniper JSA10840 du 10 janvier 2018 https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10840&cat=SIRT_1&actp=LIST Bulletin de sécurité Juniper JSA10841 du 10 janvier 2018 https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10841&cat=SIRT_1&actp=LIST Référence CVE CVE-2015-5174 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5174 Référence CVE CVE-2015-5188 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5188 Référence CVE CVE-2015-5220 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5220 Référence CVE CVE-2015-5304 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5304 Référence CVE CVE-2015-5600 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5600 Référence CVE CVE-2015-6563 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6563 Référence CVE CVE-2015-6564 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6564 Référence CVE CVE-2015-7236 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7236 Référence CVE CVE-2015-7501 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7501 Ré

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JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2015-006890Apache Tomcat の RequestUtil.java におけるディレクトリトラバーサルの脆弱性

Apache Tomcat の RequestUtil.java には、ディレクトリトラバーサルの脆弱性が存在します。

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03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix not verified
Affected
n/a: n/a
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 25 Feb 2016 · Last source change 6 Aug 2024, 06:41 UTC · CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-01
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-2849
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed from vendor advisory to vendor advisory.
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    vendor advisory
    After
    vendor advisory
    af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  2. SeveritySeverity changed from Unknown to Medium.
    Before
    Unknown
    After
    Medium
    NIST NVD
  3. CVSS scoreCVSS score changed from not recorded to 4.3 (CVSS 3.0 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    4.3 (CVSS 3.0 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
    NIST NVD
  4. ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2022-2849 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    {"euvdId":"EUVD-2022-2849"}
    ENISA EUVD
  5. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    CNA
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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