CVE-2008-5515

CVE Details

Release Date:	2009-06-16
Impact:	Important	What is this?

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.

See more information about CVE-2008-5515 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	5.0
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (tomcat5)	ELSA-2009-1164	2009-07-21