VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-2693

CVSS score5.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability9.64%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-01-28
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Primary references