Apache Tomcat 5 before 5.5.17 allows remote attackers to list directories via a semicolon (;) preceding a filename with a mapped…

Description

Apache Tomcat 5 before 5.5.17 allows remote attackers to list directories via a semicolon (;) preceding a filename with a mapped extension, as demonstrated by URLs ending with /;index.jsp and /;help.do.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

48.1% · top 1.1% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

• Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcatGHSA-wfj7-mhr5-pcwq (opens in a new tab)

References (30)

• 19106 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 30908 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 37297 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 239312 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• 30899 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.sec-consult.com/289.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• ADV-2008-1979 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 20090127 CA20090123-01: Cohesion Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities (Updated - v1.1) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• ADV-2007-1727 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 33668 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• apache-tomcat-url-information-disclosure(27902) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 20090124 CA20090123-01: Cohesion Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 20070509 SEC Consult SA-20070509-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilites in Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite & Wireless Email Express (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• ADV-2009-0233 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2009:004 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-206.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 25212 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20091107 ToutVirtual VirtualIQ Multiple Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 1016576 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 20060721 Directory Listing in Apache Tomcat 5.x.x (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
• http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• nokia-tomcat-source-code-disclosure(34183) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0261 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://www.securenetwork.it/ricerca/advisory/download/SN-2009-02.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/01/23.aspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=197540 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [21/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [19/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [24/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisory GHSA-wfj7-mhr5-pcwq (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 18:48 UTC.