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CVE-2008-2370
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…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 52.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Apache Tomcat 6.0.16 - 'RequestDispatcher' Information Disclosure (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 32137remote, multiplepublished 1 Aug 2008Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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By redhat
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 52.7% · top 1.0% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcatGHSA-m8h8-6rvg-f4mg (opens in a new tab)
References
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- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10577 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1535 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0862 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 34013 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2823 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 37460 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0002.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 31982 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31681 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 32120 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 33999 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31865 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5876 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 4099 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-8130 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 31639 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:188 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 31379 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0320 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0864 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- tomcat-requestdispatcher-info-disclosure(44156) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:004 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 35393 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
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- FEDORA-2008-7977 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2305 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-8113 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200902e.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2780 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
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- HPSBUX02401 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- HPSBST02955 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- ADV-2009-2215 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-10-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0503 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- ADV-2009-3316 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 32266 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0648 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [21/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [22/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [19/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [20/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [22/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [24/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [25/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2022-4524 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-m8h8-6rvg-f4mg (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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