CVE-2008-2370
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 52.7%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- EPSS score
- 52.7% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2022-4524)
- Published
- August 4, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-4524 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
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- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
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- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
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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
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0862.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0864.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495022/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30494(Exploit, Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020623
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0002.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2305
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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