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CVE-2009-2693GHSA-GGX9-4728-588R

Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.28 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.20 allows remote attackers to create or overwr

Published
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published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 5.5.29, 6.0.24
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 through 5.5.28 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.20 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an entry in a WAR file, as demonstrated by a ../../bin/catalina.bat entry.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
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Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven

    From 5.5.0 · fixed in 5.5.29

  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven

    From 6.0.0 · fixed in 6.0.24

References 24

h20000.www2.hp.com

marc.info

svn.apache.org

secunia.com

debian.org

lists.opensuse.org

mandriva.com

securitytracker.com

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

vupen.com

lists.apple.com

securityfocus.com

redhat.com

oval.cisecurity.org

tomcat.apache.org