Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 6.0.x, and 5.5.x, when running within a SecurityManager, does not make the ServletContext attribute read-only, which allows local web applications to read or write files outside of the intended working directory, as demonstrated using a directory traversal attack.
{
"nvd_published_at": "2011-02-10T18:00:00Z",
"severity": "LOW",
"github_reviewed": true,
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-22"
],
"github_reviewed_at": "2022-07-08T18:47:29Z"
}