Apache Tomcat: Directory traversal via rewrite with possible RCE if PUT is enabled (Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 64.41 % · percentile 99 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- apache
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. The fix for bug 60013 introduced a regression where the rewritten URL was normalized before it was decoded. This introduced the possibility that, for rewrite rules that rewrite query parameters to the URL, an attacker could manipulate the request URI to bypass security constraints including the protection for /WEB-INF/ and /META-INF/. If PUT requests were also enabled then malicious files could be uploaded leading to remote code execution. PUT requests are normally limited to trusted users and it is considered unlikely that PUT requests would be enabled in conjunction with a rewrite that manipulated the URI. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.10, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.44, from 9.0.0.M11 through 9.0.108. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.6 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.11 or later, 10.1.45 or later or 9.0.109 or later, which fix the issue.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-23 — Relative Path Traversal
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/n05kjcwyj1s45ovs8ll1qrrojhfb1tog
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/27/4
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-55752-detect-apache-tomcat-vulnerability
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-55752-mitigate-apache-tomcat-vulnerability
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-wmwf-9ccg-fff5 — Apache Tomcat Vulnerable to Relative Path Traversal
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-36224
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-55752
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0565 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0395 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0322 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0281 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Splunk · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0199 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0162 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Juniper Networks Secure Analytics · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0112 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-1079 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits SAP · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-1013 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0969 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0967 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0933 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Apache Tomcat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 8.5.6 ≤ 8.5.100cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 9.0.1 < 9.0.109cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 10.0.0 < 10.0.27cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 10.1.0 < 10.1.45cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 11.0.0 < 11.0.11cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone11:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone12:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone13:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone14:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone15:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone16:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone17:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone18:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone19:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone20:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone21:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone22:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone23:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone24:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone25:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone26:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone27:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation · Apache Tomcat | affected 11.0.0-M1 ≤ 11.0.10 ; affected 10.1.0-M1 ≤ 10.1.44 ; affected 9.0.0.M11 ≤ 9.0.108 ; affected 8.5.6 ≤ 8.5.100 ; unknown 3 < 8.5.0 ; unknown 10.0.0-M1 ≤ 10.0.27 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |