tomcat: unexpected file deletion in work directory
Published Jan 28, 2010
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.74%
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 delete work-directory files via directory traversal sequences in a WAR filename, as demonstrated by the ...war filename.
Affected products
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- 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
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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
Red Hat statement
The Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
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:N
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 1, 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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.74% (0.10741) | 95.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.69% (0.10694) | 95.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 20, 2026 | 11.87% (0.11869) | 93.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.08% (0.10080) | 92.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.16% (0.12156) | 89.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.08% (0.10080) | 92.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.84% (0.00844) | 82.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00534) | 76.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00534) | 73.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00607) | 75.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.34% (0.07344) | 92.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 7.34% (0.07344) | 92.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 5.24% (0.05242) | 89.44th | 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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