CVE-2009-2902

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.08% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023504 vdb entry
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02241113 vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2 vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=892815&view=rev
http://secunia.com/advisories/39317 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19431 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509150/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2207 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40330 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:177 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43310 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1559 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1986 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0580.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40813 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38541 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176 vendor advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126 third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-899-1 vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38687 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38346 third party advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37945 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7092 vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0119.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0582.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38316 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0213 vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2 vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=902650&view=rev
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55857 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2902?
CVE-2009-2902 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2902?
To fix CVE-2009-2902, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-2902 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2902 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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