THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2009-2902
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2009-2902

Tomcat vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
10.8%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Tomcat
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2010-01-28

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 10.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-2902

  • Confirm whether Apache Tomcat is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-2902.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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