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Vulnerability details: VCID-wsn2-pd9b-b3g8
Vulnerability ID VCID-wsn2-pd9b-b3g8
Aliases CVE-2009-2902
GHSA-8wch-9gcg-v2pr
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 delete work-directory files via directory traversal sequences in a WAR filename, as demonstrated by the ...war filename.
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 0.1008 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2902
epss 0.1008 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2902
epss 0.1008 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2902
epss 0.1008 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2902
epss 0.1008 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2902
epss 0.1008 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2902
epss 0.1008 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2902
epss 0.1008 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2902
epss 0.1008 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2902
epss 0.1008 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2902
epss 0.1008 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2902
epss 0.1008 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2902
epss 0.1008 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2902
epss 0.1008 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2902
epss 0.1008 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2902
apache_tomcat Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2902
generic_textual MODERATE https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55857
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8wch-9gcg-v2pr
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-2009-2902
generic_textual MODERATE https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19431
generic_textual MODERATE https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7092
generic_textual MODERATE https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
generic_textual MODERATE https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=c02241113
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/20100127015355/http://secunia.com/advisories/38346
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20100127190258/http://secunia.com/advisories/38316
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20100329100145/http://secunia.com/advisories/38687
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20100412065745/http://secunia.com/advisories/39317
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20100601000000*/http://secunia.com/advisories/40813
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20110213053623/https://secunia.com/advisories/43310
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20110529135656/http://secunia.com/advisories/38541
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20110601000000*/http://secunia.com/advisories/40330
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20111119150528/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20121211115829/http://securitytracker.com/id?1023504
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20121211195847/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37945
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20140515000000*/http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20150308000602/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509150/100/0/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://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-2009-2902.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-2902
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55857
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%3A19431
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19431
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7092
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
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/20100127015355/http://secunia.com/advisories/38346
https://web.archive.org/web/20100127190258/http://secunia.com/advisories/38316
https://web.archive.org/web/20100329100145/http://secunia.com/advisories/38687
https://web.archive.org/web/20100412065745/http://secunia.com/advisories/39317
https://web.archive.org/web/20100601000000*/http://secunia.com/advisories/40813
https://web.archive.org/web/20110213053623/https://secunia.com/advisories/43310
https://web.archive.org/web/20110529135656/http://secunia.com/advisories/38541
https://web.archive.org/web/20110601000000*/http://secunia.com/advisories/40330
https://web.archive.org/web/20111119150528/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
https://web.archive.org/web/20121211115829/http://securitytracker.com/id?1023504
https://web.archive.org/web/20121211195847/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37945
https://web.archive.org/web/20140515000000*/http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
https://web.archive.org/web/20150308000602/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509150/100/0/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.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
559761 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559761
CVE-2009-2902 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2902
CVE-2009-2902 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2902
GHSA-8wch-9gcg-v2pr https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8wch-9gcg-v2pr
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 0.93054
EPSS Score 0.1008
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:38:17.361551+00:00 Apache Tomcat Importer Import https://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html 38.0.0