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CVE-2008-5515

Severity

5.3

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.

Project

Apache Tomcat

Category
n/a
Tags
data
operational
Date Disclosed

2009-06-16

Date Discovered

2008-12-12

Apache Tomcat 6.0.x

First release:
2007-02-28
First release:
2016-12-31
CVEs:
50
Support Lifecycle:
Namespace:
javax
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