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Vulnerability · CVE-2015-5345

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…

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

Check this week

CVE-2015-5345 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 18.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run the affected product.

Gaps on this record

  • 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
Medium5.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
18.38%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe apache/tomcat · cpe canonical/ubuntu linux · cpe debian/debian linux · vendor n/a n/a

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.

Are you affected?

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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-2015-5345

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2015-5345 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 18.38% 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 18.38%. 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

    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.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CIRCL Vulnerability LookupVulnerability recordCVE-2015-5345

    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 l

    vulnerability.circl.lu
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2015-5345

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2015-5345

    30-day exploitation probability 18.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2015-5345

    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 l

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135892/Apache-Tomcat-Directory-Disclosure.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.