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CVE-2008-5515

Directory Traversal in Apache Tomcat

Impact

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.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcat>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.404.1.40

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
ApacheTomcat
Versions 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.10, 4.1.11

Weakness classification

CWE-22

References