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Vulnerability details: VCID-1qt3-ctae-sfgw
Vulnerability ID VCID-1qt3-ctae-sfgw
Aliases CVE-2009-2693
GHSA-ggx9-4728-588r
Summary 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 create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an entry in a WAR file, as demonstrated by a ../../bin/catalina.bat entry.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2
generic_textual MODERATE http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
generic_textual MODERATE http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
generic_textual MODERATE http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
generic_textual MODERATE https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0119
generic_textual MODERATE https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0580
generic_textual MODERATE https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0582
epss 0.15322 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2693
epss 0.15322 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2693
epss 0.15322 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2693
epss 0.15322 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2693
epss 0.15322 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2693
epss 0.15322 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2693
epss 0.15322 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2693
epss 0.15322 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2693
apache_tomcat Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2693
generic_textual MODERATE https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55855
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ggx9-4728-588r
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/apache/tomcat
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/apache/tomcat55/commit/0299cb724ea71f304d54adfcdb950f59b01fb421
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/3e1010b1a2f648581fac3d68afbf18f2979f6bf6
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2693
generic_textual MODERATE https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19355
generic_textual MODERATE https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7017
generic_textual MODERATE https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=c02241113
generic_textual MODERATE http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
generic_textual MODERATE http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=892815&view=rev
generic_textual MODERATE http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=902650&view=rev
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20200229071135/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37944
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20200516121700/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20201206235536/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509148/100/0/threaded
generic_textual MODERATE http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-899-1
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2207
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:177
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
Reference id Reference type URL
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02241113
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0119
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0580
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0582
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2009-2693.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2693
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55855
https://github.com/apache/tomcat
https://github.com/apache/tomcat55/commit/0299cb724ea71f304d54adfcdb950f59b01fb421
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/3e1010b1a2f648581fac3d68afbf18f2979f6bf6
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19355
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7017
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19355
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7017
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=c02241113
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=892815
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=902650
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=892815&view=rev
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=902650&view=rev
https://web.archive.org/web/20200229071135/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37944
https://web.archive.org/web/20200516121700/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
https://web.archive.org/web/20201206235536/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509148/100/0/threaded
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-899-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2207
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:177
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0119.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0580.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0582.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
559738 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559738
CVE-2009-2693 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2693
CVE-2009-2693 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2693
GHSA-ggx9-4728-588r https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ggx9-4728-588r
GLSA-201206-24 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201206-24
RHSA-2010:0693 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0693
USN-899-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/899-1/
No exploits are available.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.94597
EPSS Score 0.15322
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:38:17.151922+00:00 ProjectKB MSRImporter Import https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SAP/project-kb/master/MSR2019/dataset/vulas_db_msr2019_release.csv 38.0.0