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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5345

The Mapper component in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.30, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 processes redirects before considering security constraints and Filters, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of a directory via a URL that lacks a trailing / (slash) character.

Products
tomcat6, tomcat7, tomcat9
Affected versions
6.0.37-1, 6.0.39-1, 6.0.41-4, 7.0.42-1, 7.0.47-1, 7.0.50-1, 7.0.52-1, 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.1, 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.3
Fixed versions
6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1, 6.0.45+dfsg-1, 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.6, 9.0.16-3~18.04.1
CVEs
CVE-2015-5345
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 00:21 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5345

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Feb 2016, 00:00 UTC

The Mapper component in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.30, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 processes redirects before considering security constraints and Filters, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of a directory via a URL that lacks a trailing / (slash) character.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5345

tomcat6

Fixed versions: 6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1

tomcat7

Fixed versions: 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.6

tomcat6

Fixed versions: 6.0.45+dfsg-1

tomcat9

Fixed versions: 9.0.16-3~18.04.1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5345",
  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-17T12:52:52.105247400Z",
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        "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5345",
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