Apache Tomcat Config Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability (Apr 2017) - Windows
🗓️ 10 Apr 2017 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AGType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:apache:tomcat";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.810735");
script_version("2025-12-12T15:41:28+0000");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-12-12 15:41:28 +0000 (Fri, 12 Dec 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-04-10 14:51:52 +0530 (Mon, 10 Apr 2017)");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
script_name("Apache Tomcat Config Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability (Apr 2017) - Windows");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apache Tomcat is prone to directory traversa vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Apache Tomcat is affected by a directory
traversal vulnerability. Attackers may potentially exploit this to access
unauthorized information by supplying specially crafted strings in input
parameters of the application.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote
attackers to obtain sensitive information from requests other than their own.");
## At the moment not sure about 9, 8 and 6 branches)
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apache Tomcat versions 7.0.76 on Windows.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/24");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.defensecode.com/advisories/DC-2017-03-001_DefenseCode_ThunderScan_SAST_Apache_Tomcat_Security_Advisory.pdf");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Web Servers");
script_dependencies("gb_apache_tomcat_consolidation.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("apache/tomcat/detected", "Host/runs_windows");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if(isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe:CPE)))
exit(0);
if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE))
exit(0);
vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];
if(version_is_equal(version:vers, test_version:"7.0.76")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"None", install_path:path);
security_message(port:port, data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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