THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2006-3835
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2006-3835

Tomcat vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
45.6%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Tomcat
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published
2006-07-25

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 45.6% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-3835

  • Confirm whether Apache Tomcat is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-3835.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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