CVE-2009-2693
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8EPSS 9.6%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- EPSS score
- 9.6% (96th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2022-3958)
- Published
- January 28, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-3958 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
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- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
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References
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02241113
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38316(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38346(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38541
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38687
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39317
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40330
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40813
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43310
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023505
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=892815&view=rev(Patch)
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=902650&view=rev
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-899-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2207
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:177
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0119.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0580.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0582.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509148/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37944
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0213(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1559
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1986
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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