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CVE-2008-5515
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…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 18.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 6 months later
· 6 months later
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 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)
- 18.7% · top 2.7% of all CVEs (10 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-9737-qmgc-hfr9 (opens in a new tab)
References
47
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- HPSBMA02535 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 39317 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:138 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1535 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-11356 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- DSA-2207 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- JVN#63832775 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNx_transferred
- HPSBUX02860 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 37460 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2010-3056 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 35788 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20090610 [SECURITY] UPDATED CVE-2008-5515 RequestDispatcher directory traversal vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 35263 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1520 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 44183 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1856 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20090608 [SECURITY] CVE-2008-5515 RequestDispatcher directory traversal vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:176 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_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
- 42368 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2010:008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-11374 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6445 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 35685 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-11352 (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
- SUSE-SR:2009:012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- HPSBUX02579 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:136 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 263529 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10422 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19452 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- ADV-2009-3316 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_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-2022-3308 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-9737-qmgc-hfr9 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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