{"answers":{"affected":"6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.tomcat:tomcat. It affects 3 products.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5174 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat to a fixed version for your release line: 6.0.45, 7.0.65 or 8.0.27.","what":"CVE-2015-5174 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 25 Feb 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2015-5174 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2015-5174 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 25 Feb 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5174 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 6.0.0; fixed in 6.0.45\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 6.0.0; fixed in 6.0.45\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 7.0.0; fixed in 7.0.65\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 7.0.0; fixed in 7.0.65\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 8.0.0-RC1; fixed in 8.0.27\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 8.0.0-RC1; fixed in 8.0.27\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5174/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5174/index.md)","id":"CVE-2015-5174","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5174/index.md","name":"CVE-2015-5174","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-6qr6-x7jm-x2q6","RHBA-2016:0090","UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5174"],"analysis":{"component_type":"server_software","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["data_read","security_bypass"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Apache Tomcat","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Authenticated attackers can bypass SecurityManager restrictions to list parent directories via path traversal in Apache Tomcat.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"path_traversal"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"redhat","cpe":[{"product":"tomcat","vendor":"apache"},{"product":"ubuntu_linux","vendor":"canonical"},{"product":"debian_linux","vendor":"debian"}],"cvss":{"score":4.3,"severity":"medium","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","version":"3.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-22","name":"Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory"}],"description":"Directory traversal vulnerability in RequestUtil.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.65, and 8.x before 8.0.27 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and list a parent directory via a /.. 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