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CVE-2009-2693

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8 EPSS 9.64%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2010-01-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.8. It affects Apache. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2009-2693
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.8
EPSS
9.64%
Apache

Original NVD Description

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.