CVE-2009-2902
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-2902 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2010-01-28 20:30:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - Tomcat WAR Deployment Directory Traversal Flaw May Cause Files to Be Deleted | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Apache Tomcat Host Working Directory WAR File Directory Traversal Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Apache Tomcat - Apache Tomcat 5 vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | tomcat.apache.org | |
| 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 |
| About the security content of Security Update 2010-002 / Mac OS X v10.6.3 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Apache Tomcat® - Apache Tomcat 6 vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | tomcat.apache.org | |
| 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 | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| '[security bulletin] HPSBOV02762 SSRT100825 rev.1 - HP Secure Web Server (SWS) for OpenVMS running CS' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| 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 | |
| Pony Mail! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Pony Mail! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2010-03-02 | Tomas Hoger | Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-2902 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 |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.