CVE-2008-2370
Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, when a RequestDispatcher is used, performs path normalization before removing the query string from the URI, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal…
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Description
Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, when a RequestDispatcher is used, performs path normalization before removing the query string from the URI, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a request parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 52.72% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- apache/tomcat
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31379
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31381
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31639
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31865
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31891
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32120
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32266
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33797
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33999
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34013
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35393
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36249
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4099
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200902e.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:188
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0648.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.