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tomcat: URL Normalization issue

Published Feb 25, 2016

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in RequestUtil.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.65, and 8.x before 8.0.27 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and list a parent directory via a /.. (slash dot dot) in a pathname used by a web application in a getResource, getResourceAsStream, or getResourcePaths call, as demonstrated by the $CATALINA_BASE/webapps directory.

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Remediation

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Feb 25, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jul 1, 2015
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Low
Public date Feb 22, 2016
GHSA-6QR6-X7JM-X2Q6