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CVE-2008-5515: apache tomcat

Modified
AliasesGHSA-9737-qmgc-hfr9
Published 16-06-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-5515 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in apache tomcat. EPSS estimates a 18.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
18.68%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 13
DSA-2207-1RHSA-2009:1143RHSA-2009:1144RHSA-2009:1145RHSA-2009:1146RHSA-2009:1164

Timeline

  1. 16-06-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability 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

2 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

18.68%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 18.68% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Apache1 product
  • tomcatEOL4.1.0 | 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.tomcat1 product
  • tomcat≥ 4.1.0, < 4.1.40 | ≥ 5.5.0, < 5.5.28 | ≥ 6.0.0, < 6.0.20

2 vendors · 2 products

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