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.

Remediation

References

CVE-2009-2693

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Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2009-2693 CWE-22

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities