Release Date: | 2009-06-16 |
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 v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 5 | Base Metrics: | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Access Vector: | Network | Attack Complexity: | Low |
Authentication: | None required | Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
Integrity Impact: | None | Availability Impact: | None |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Linux version 5 (tomcat5) | ELSA-2009-1164 | 2009-07-21 |
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