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CVE-2015-5174

CVE-2015-5174:
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Apache Tomcat

4.3

CVSS Score
3.0

Basic Information

CVE ID
CVE-2015-5174
GHSA ID
GHSA-6qr6-x7jm-x2q6
EPSS Score
0.6866%
CWE
CWE-22
Published
5/14/2022
Updated
1/27/2023
KEV Status
No
Technology
TechnologyJava

Technical Details

CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Package NameEcosystemVulnerable VersionsFirst Patched Version
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatmaven>= 8.0.0.RC1, <= 8.0.268.0.27
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatmaven>= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.647.0.65
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatmaven>= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.446.0.45

Vulnerability Intelligence
Miggo AIMiggo AI

Miggo AIRoot Cause Analysis

The normalize() function in RequestUtil.java is the primary function affected by the CVE-2015-5174 vulnerability. The patches for Apache Tomcat 6, 7, and 8 modify this function to correctly handle pathnames with '/..' and prevent directory traversal attacks.

Vulnerable functions

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WAF Protection Rules

WAF Rule

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Reasoning

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