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CVE-2008-5518

HIGH · CVSS 9.4EPSS 35.9%EU EUVD

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the web administration console in Apache Geronimo Application Server 2.1 through 2.1.3 on Windows allow remote attackers to upload files to arbitrary directories via directory traversal sequences in the (1) group, (2) artifact, (3) version, or (4) fileType parameter to console/portal//Services/Repository (aka the Services/Repository portlet); the (5) createDB parameter to console/portal/Embedded DB/DB Manager (aka the Embedded DB/DB Manager portlet); or the (6) filename parameter to the createKeystore script in the Security/Keystores portlet.

Key facts

CVSS score
9.4 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22
EPSS score
35.9% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2022-5821)
Published
April 17, 2009
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-5821 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • apache / geronimo
  • apache / geronimo
  • apache / geronimo
  • apache / geronimo
  • microsoft / windows

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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