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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (GHSA-ggx9-4728-588r)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 437033

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2009-2693)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ggx9-4728-588r

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 437033

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/27/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.04

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-2693

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/2/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/25/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2693

BID: 37944

cwe: CWE-22