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CVE-2008-5515

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

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.72859

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EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood

Sigma rules1 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

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

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Affected Products & Versions

1

apache tomcatall versions

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Affected Packages

1

Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.

Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat MODERATE fixed in 4.1.40

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Sigma Hunt Rules

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productmediumTomcat WebServer Logs Deleted

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Scoring & Timeline

5

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Published to NVD16 Jun 2009 · 09:00 PM

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Vendor Advisories

13

rhsaRHSA-2010:0602Moderate
usnUSN-788-1
rhsaRHSA-2009:1617Important
rhsaRHSA-2009:1164Important
rhsaRHSA-2009:1506Important
Show all 13 vendor advisoriesrhsaRHSA-2009:1616Important
rhsaRHSA-2009:1144Important
rhsaRHSA-2009:1562Important
rhsaRHSA-2009:1143Important
rhsaRHSA-2009:1454Important
rhsaRHSA-2009:1146Important
rhsaRHSA-2009:1563Important
rhsaRHSA-2009:1145Important

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References & Sources

47

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN63832775/index.htmlPatch

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129070310906557&w=2

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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2

http://secunia.com/advisories/35393

http://secunia.com/advisories/35685

http://secunia.com/advisories/35788

http://secunia.com/advisories/37460

http://secunia.com/advisories/39317

http://secunia.com/advisories/42368

http://secunia.com/advisories/44183

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-263529-1

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077

http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.htmlPatchVendor Advisory

http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.htmlPatchVendor Advisory

http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.htmlPatchVendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2207

http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200902e.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:136

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:138

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504170/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504202/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35263Patch

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1520PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1535

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1856

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3056

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10422

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19452

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6445

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01156.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01216.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01246.html

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