CVE-2025-55752

HIGH LAB

Apache Tomcat - Path Traversal

Title source: llm

Description

Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. The fix for bug 60013 introduced a regression where the rewritten URL was normalized before it was decoded. This introduced the possibility that, for rewrite rules that rewrite query parameters to the URL, an attacker could manipulate the request URI to bypass security constraints including the protection for /WEB-INF/ and /META-INF/. If PUT requests were also enabled then malicious files could be uploaded leading to remote code execution. PUT requests are normally limited to trusted users and it is considered unlikely that PUT requests would be enabled in conjunction with a rewrite that manipulated the URI. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.10, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.44, from 9.0.0.M11 through 9.0.108. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.6 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.11 or later, 10.1.45 or later or 9.0.109 or later, which fix the issue.

Exploits (3)

github WORKING POC 13 stars
by masahiro331 · pythonpoc
https://github.com/masahiro331/CVE-2025-55752
github WORKING POC 12 stars
by TAM-K592 · pythonpoc
https://github.com/TAM-K592/CVE-2025-55752
nomisec WORKING POC
by Jimmy01240397 · poc
https://github.com/Jimmy01240397/CVE-2025-55752

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0012
EPSS Percentile 31.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Lab Environment

COMMUNITY
Community Lab
docker pull tomcat:10.1.44
docker pull tomcat:11.0.10-jdk21-temurin-noble

Details

CWE
CWE-23
Status published
Products (5)
apache/tomcat 9.0.0 (18 CPE variants)
apache/tomcat 8.5.6 - 8.5.100
org.apache.tomcat/tomcat 11.0.0-M1 - 11.0.11Maven
org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-catalina 11.0.0-M1 - 11.0.11Maven
org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-core 11.0.0-M1 - 11.0.11Maven
Published Oct 27, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026