CVE-2008-5515

Aliases:GHSA-9737-qmgc-hfr9
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 13
Modified
Published: 16 Jun 2009, 20:26
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 10:56

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
35/100
CVSS Score
5 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
72.86% CRITICAL
73% probability +12.17%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

16 Jun 2009, 20:26
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 10:56
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, 6.0.0 through 6.0.18, and possibly earlier versions normalizes the target pathname before filtering the query string when using the RequestDispatcher method, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct directory traversal attacks via .. (dot dot) sequences and the WEB-INF directory in a Request.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 72.86%• Percentile: 99%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-22•Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

    The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

Affected Systems

  • Unknown•Tomcat

    4.1.0 | 4.1.1 | 4.1.2 | 4.1.3 | 4.1.10 | 4.1.11 | 4.1.12 | 4.1.13 | 4.1.14 | 4.1.15 | 4.1.16 | 4.1.17 | 4.1.18 | 4.1.19 | 4.1.20 | 4.1.21 | 4.1.22 | 4.1.23 | 4.1.24 | 4.1.25 | 4.1.26 | 4.1.27 | 4.1.28 | 4.1.29 | 4.1.30 | 4.1.31 | 4.1.32 | 4.1.33 | 4.1.34 | 4.1.35 | 4.1.36 | 4.1.37 | 4.1.38 | 4.1.39 | 5.5.0 | 5.5.1 | 5.5.2 | 5.5.3 | 5.5.4 | 5.5.5 | 5.5.6 | 5.5.7 | 5.5.8 | 5.5.9 | 5.5.10 | 5.5.11 | 5.5.12 | 5.5.13 | 5.5.14 | 5.5.15 | 5.5.16 | 5.5.17 | 5.5.18 | 5.5.19 | 5.5.20 | 5.5.21 | 5.5.22 | 5.5.23 | 5.5.24 | 5.5.25 | 5.5.26 | 5.5.27 | 6.0 | 6.0.0 | 6.0.1 | 6.0.2 | 6.0.3 | 6.0.4 | 6.0.5 | 6.0.6 | 6.0.7 | 6.0.9 | 6.0.10 | 6.0.12 | 6.0.13 | 6.0.14 | 6.0.15 | 6.0.16 | 6.0.17 | 6.0.18

  • org.apache.tomcat•tomcat

    ≥ 4.1.0, < 4.1.40 | ≥ 5.5.0, < 5.5.28 | ≥ 6.0.0, < 6.0.20

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