The Mapper component in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.30, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 processes redirects before considering security constraints and Filters, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of a directory via a URL that lacks a trailing / (slash) character.
CVE-2015-5345
This medium-severity CVE scores 5.3 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 18.4%, top 3% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 5.3
- EG Score
- 5.3(medium)
- EPSS
- 96.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 25, 2016
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (102)
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00047.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00069.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00082.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00085.html
- secalert@redhathttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145974991225029&w=2
- secalert@redhathttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135892/Apache-Tomcat-Directory-Disclosure.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2599.html
- secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Feb/146
- secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/122
- secalert@redhathttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1715206
- secalert@redhathttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1715207
- secalert@redhathttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1715213
- secalert@redhathttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1715216
Patch Availability(6)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | tomcat7-user (7.0.68-1ubuntu0.1) @ xenial | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | tomcat-0:7.0.69-10.el7 | 2016-11-03 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat6-0:6.0.24-98.el6_8 | 2016-10-10 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat8 | 2016-05-17 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat8-0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el6 | 2016-05-17 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat8-0:8.0.18-61_patch_01.ep7.el7 | 2016-05-17 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
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Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | — | 6.0.45 | — |
All Vendor Advisories
(6)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Red HatRHSA-2016:1087LOW2016-02-22
RHSA-2016:1087 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2016:1088LOW2016-02-22
RHSA-2016:1088 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2016:1089LOW2016-02-22
RHSA-2016:1089 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2016:2045LOW2016-02-22
RHSA-2016:2045 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2016:2599LOW2016-02-22
RHSA-2016:2599 — Low
- UbuntuUSN-3024-1LOW
Tomcat vulnerabilities
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