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Directory Traversal in Apache Tomcat

GHSA ID
GHSA-9737-qmgc-hfr9
CVE ID
CVE-2008-5515
Severity
medium
Published
Updated
CVSS
5.3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v3
5.3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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.

CWEs

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

References

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