CVE-2017-7675
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Apache Tomcat
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.5%
Description
The HTTP/2 implementation in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M21 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.15 bypassed a number of security checks that prevented directory traversal attacks. It was therefore possible to bypass security constraints using a specially crafted URL.
How to fix CVE-2017-7675
To remediate CVE-2017-7675, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 9.0.0.M22 or later
Is CVE-2017-7675 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.0.M22
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |