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Vulnerability · CVE-2015-5174

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…

Published Feb 25, 2016 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · the affected product

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CVE-2015-5174 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 12.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run the affected product.

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  • No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
12.55%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe apache/tomcat · cpe canonical/ubuntu linux · cpe debian/debian linux · vendor n/a n/a

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.

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  • cpe apache/tomcat6.0.0
  • cpe apache/tomcat6.0.1
  • cpe apache/tomcat6.0.2
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux12.04
  • cpe debian/debian linux7.0
  • cpe debian/debian linux8.0
  • vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2015-5174

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2015-5174 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 12.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run the affected product.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with canonical/ubuntu linux 12.04; debian/debian linux 7.0; debian/debian linux 8.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 12.55%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 25, 2016 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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 $CATA

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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 $CATA

Sources

  • CIRCL Vulnerability LookupVulnerability recordCVE-2015-5174

    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

    vulnerability.circl.lu
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2015-5174

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2015-5174

    30-day exploitation probability 12.6%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2015-5174

    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

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135883/Apache-Tomcat-Limited-Directory-Traversal.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.