CVE-2008-2938
Directory traversal vulnerability in 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 allowLinking and UTF-8 are enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via encoded directory traversal sequences in the URI, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2370. NOTE: versions earlier than 6.0.18 were reported affected, but the vendor advisory lists 6.0.16 as the last affected version.
Published:Aug 11, 2008
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:Aug 13, 2008
EPSS Score:0.92704
CVSS Score:4.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Apache
Product
Tomcat
Apache
Tomcat
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
Redhat
Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Network Satellite
Redhat
Network Satellite
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel Application Server
Redhat
Rhel Application Server
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel Developer Suite
Redhat
Rhel Developer Suite
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
