CVE-2009-2693

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-2693
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-01-28 20:30:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionDirectory 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.20 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.21 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.22 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.23 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.25 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.26 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.27 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.28 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.7 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.8 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.9 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.20 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.7 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.8 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Apache Tomcat 5 WAR Deployment Directory Traversal Weaknesses and Security Issue - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
VMware vCenter Server 4.1 Update 1 Release Notes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2207-1 tomcat5.5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
'[security bulletin] HPSBMA02535 SSRT100029 rev.1 - HP Performance Manager, Remote Unauthorized Acces' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat update for JBoss Enterprise Web Server - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
USN-899-1: Tomcat vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ubuntu.com
openSUSE-SU-2012:1701-1: moderate: update for tomcat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2012:1700-1: moderate: update for tomcat6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
VMSA-2011-0003 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02860 SSRT101146 rev.1 - HP-UX Apache Running Tomcat Servlet Engine, Remot' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
HP-UX update for Tomcat Servlet Engine - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
[Apache-SVN] Revision 902650 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org
[Apache-SVN] Revision 892815 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Patch
HP Support document - HP Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20000.www2.hp.com
Security Advisories | Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:008 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1 Security Update 2010-002 / Mac OS X v10.6.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Apache Tomcat - Apache Tomcat 5 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.apache.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
openSUSE-SU-2013:0147-1: moderate: tomcat6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisories | Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Red Hat update for tomcat5 - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Apache Tomcat WAR Deployment Directory Traversal Weaknesses and Security Issue - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
About the security content of Security Update 2010-002 / Mac OS X v10.6.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Apache Tomcat® - Apache Tomcat 6 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.apache.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
VMware vCenter / ESX Server Apache Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Ubuntu update for tomcat6 - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBOV02762 SSRT100825 rev.1 - HP Secure Web Server (SWS) for OpenVMS running CS' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBST02955 rev.1 - HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software, 3rd party Software' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Tomcat WAR Deployment Directory Traversal Flaw May Cause Files to Be Created Outside of the Intended Directory - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Apache Tomcat WAR File Directory Traversal Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
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Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2010-03-02Tomas HogerRed Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-2693 The Red Hat Security Response Team 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: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ This issue has been addressed in JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1.0.1: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0119.html

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 997492 Java (Maven) Security Update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (GHSA-ggx9-4728-588r)

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