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CVE-2006-3835
Apache Tomcat 5 before 5.5.17 allows remote attackers to list directories via a semicolon (;) preceding a filename with a mapped…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 48.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.1% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Apache Tomcat 5 before 5.5.17 allows remote attackers to list directories via a semicolon (;) preceding a filename with a mapped extension, as demonstrated by URLs ending with /;index.jsp and /;help.do.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Apache Tomcat 5 - Information Disclosure (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 28254remote, multiplepublished 21 Jul 2006Verified
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Timeline
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- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 48.1% · top 1.1% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcatGHSA-wfj7-mhr5-pcwq (opens in a new tab)
References
30
- 19106 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 30908 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 37297 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 239312 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 30899 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.sec-consult.com/289.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1979 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20090127 CA20090123-01: Cohesion Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities (Updated - v1.1) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2007-1727 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 33668 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- apache-tomcat-url-information-disclosure(27902) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20090124 CA20090123-01: Cohesion Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20070509 SEC Consult SA-20070509-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilites in Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite & Wireless Email Express (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0233 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:004 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-206.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 25212 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20091107 ToutVirtual VirtualIQ Multiple Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1016576 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20060721 Directory Listing in Apache Tomcat 5.x.x (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- nokia-tomcat-source-code-disclosure(34183) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0261 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.securenetwork.it/ricerca/advisory/download/SN-2009-02.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/01/23.aspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=197540 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [21/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [19/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [24/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-3829 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-wfj7-mhr5-pcwq (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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