CVE-2008-2370
Apache Tomcat Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 4, 2008, 1:41 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 12:46 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
10.0
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CVE-2008-2370 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31379 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31381 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31639 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31865 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31891 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31982 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32120 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32266 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33797 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33999 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34013 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35393 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36249 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37460 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/57126 Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4099 Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm Added Reference http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html Added Reference http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html Added Reference http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html Added Reference http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200902e.html Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:188 Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0648.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0862.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0864.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495022/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30494 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020623 Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0002.html Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2305 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2823 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0320 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0503 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1535 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2215 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44156 Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10577 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5876 Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00712.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00859.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00889.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 03, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 25, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/495022/100/0/threaded [Exploit] Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495022/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 06, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://marc.info/?l=apache-announce&m=124972618803216&w=2 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ode-user/200908.mbox/%[email protected]%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5876 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10577 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5876 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10577 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44156 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44156 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 04, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-2370 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-2370
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
13.54 }} 3.14%
score
0.95581
percentile