tomcat: unexpected file deletion and/or alteration
Published Jan 28, 2010
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.64%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.5.0
- 5.5.1
- 5.5.2
- 5.5.3
- 5.5.4
- 5.5.5
- 5.5.6
- 5.5.7
- 5.5.8
- 5.5.9
- 5.5.10
- 5.5.11
- 5.5.12
- 5.5.13
- 5.5.14
- 5.5.15
- 5.5.16
- 5.5.17
- 5.5.18
- 5.5.19
- 5.5.20
- 5.5.21
- 5.5.22
- 5.5.23
- 5.5.24
- 5.5.25
- 5.5.26
- 5.5.27
- 5.5.28
- 6.0
- 6.0.0
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.2
- 6.0.3
- 6.0.4
- 6.0.5
- 6.0.6
- 6.0.7
- 6.0.8
- 6.0.9
- 6.0.10
- 6.0.11
- 6.0.12
- 6.0.13
- 6.0.14
- 6.0.15
- 6.0.16
- 6.0.17
- 6.0.18
- 6.0.19
- 6.0.20
No data.
JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4
glassfish-jsf-0:1.2_13-2.ep5.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4
httpd22-0:2.2.14-4.ep5.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4
jakarta-commons-chain-0:1.2-2.1.ep5.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4
jakarta-commons-digester-0:1.8.1-7.ep5.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4
jakarta-commons-io-0:1.4-1.ep5.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4
jakarta-commons-modeler-0:2.0-3.3.ep5.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4
jakarta-commons-validator-0:1.3.1-7.4.ep5.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4
jakarta-oro-0:2.0.8-3jpp.ep1.3.ep5.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4
jboss-javaee-0:5.0.1-2.3.ep5.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4
mod_jk-0:1.2.28-4.ep5.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4
struts12-0:1.2.9-2.ep5.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4
tomcat-native-0:1.1.19-2.0.ep5.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4
tomcat5-0:5.5.28-7.ep5.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4
tomcat6-0:6.0.24-2.ep5.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4
xerces-j2-0:2.9.1-2.2_patch_01.ep5.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4
xml-commons-resolver12-1:1.2-1.1.ep5.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
RHAPS Version 2 for RHEL 4
tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.17
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0582
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3
tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.19
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0693
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0580
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5
glassfish-jsf-0:1.2_13-3.ep5.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5
httpd-0:2.2.14-1.2.1.ep5.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5
jakarta-commons-chain-0:1.2-2.1.1.ep5.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5
jakarta-commons-io-0:1.4-1.1.ep5.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5
jakarta-oro-0:2.0.8-3.1.ep5.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5
mod_jk-0:1.2.28-4.1.ep5.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5
struts12-0:1.2.9-2.ep5.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5
tomcat-native-0:1.1.19-2.0.1.ep5.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5
tomcat5-0:5.5.28-7.1.ep5.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5
tomcat6-0:6.0.24-2.1.ep5.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0119
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4 | glassfish-jsf-0:1.2_13-2.ep5.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4 | httpd22-0:2.2.14-4.ep5.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4 | jakarta-commons-chain-0:1.2-2.1.ep5.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4 | jakarta-commons-digester-0:1.8.1-7.ep5.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4 | jakarta-commons-io-0:1.4-1.ep5.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4 | jakarta-commons-modeler-0:2.0-3.3.ep5.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4 | jakarta-commons-validator-0:1.3.1-7.4.ep5.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4 | jakarta-oro-0:2.0.8-3jpp.ep1.3.ep5.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4 | jboss-javaee-0:5.0.1-2.3.ep5.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4 | mod_jk-0:1.2.28-4.ep5.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4 | struts12-0:1.2.9-2.ep5.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4 | tomcat-native-0:1.1.19-2.0.ep5.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4 | tomcat5-0:5.5.28-7.ep5.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4 | tomcat6-0:6.0.24-2.ep5.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4 | xerces-j2-0:2.9.1-2.2_patch_01.ep5.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| JBEWS 1.0 for RHEL 4 | xml-commons-resolver12-1:1.2-1.1.ep5.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| RHAPS Version 2 for RHEL 4 | tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.17 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0582 |
| Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 | tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.19 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0693 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0580 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 | glassfish-jsf-0:1.2_13-3.ep5.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 | httpd-0:2.2.14-1.2.1.ep5.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 | jakarta-commons-chain-0:1.2-2.1.1.ep5.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 | jakarta-commons-io-0:1.4-1.1.ep5.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 | jakarta-oro-0:2.0.8-3.1.ep5.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 | mod_jk-0:1.2.28-4.1.ep5.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 | struts12-0:1.2.9-2.ep5.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 | tomcat-native-0:1.1.19-2.0.1.ep5.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 | tomcat5-0:5.5.28-7.1.ep5.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 | tomcat6-0:6.0.24-2.1.ep5.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0119 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 9.64% (0.09638) | 95.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.64% (0.09638) | 94.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 15.32% (0.15322) | 94.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.21% (0.18210) | 92.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 15.32% (0.15322) | 94.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 74.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00378) | 72.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00378) | 68.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.34% (0.07344) | 92.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 7.34% (0.07344) | 92.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 87.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.34% (0.07344) | 91.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.34% (0.07344) | 80.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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