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    GHSA-m7xj-ccqc-p4g2

    Published: 1 May 2022Last Modified: 23 Feb 2024
    Aliases:
    CVE-2008-2938

    Summary: Apache Tomcat Directory Traversal vulnerability

    Details: 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.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2938, https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/c55ad56ed72ee1dbfe790bc5492d4df74e3e754f, https://web.archive.org/web/20090207111236/http://secunia.com/advisories/33797, https://web.archive.org/web/20090308065055/http://secunia.com/advisories/31865, https://web.archive.org/web/20100516085845/http://secunia.com/advisories/37297, https://web.archive.org/web/20110711210039/http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0862.html, https://web.archive.org/web/20110713233239/http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0648.html, https://web.archive.org/web/20110713234158/http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0864.html, https://web.archive.org/web/20140628064423/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495318/100/0/threaded, https://web.archive.org/web/20140628064448/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507729/100/0/threaded, https://web.archive.org/web/20140826163457/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30633, https://web.archive.org/web/20140826171227/http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020665, https://web.archive.org/web/20140826232500/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681, https://web.archive.org/web/20140827130327/http://www.securenetwork.it/ricerca/advisory/download/SN-2009-02.txt, https://web.archive.org/web/20200612070417/http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6229, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00712.html, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00859.html, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00889.html, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44411, https://github.com/apache/tomcat, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10587, https://web.archive.org/web/20080827130946/http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4148, https://web.archive.org/web/20090201124623/http://secunia.com/advisories/31639, https://web.archive.org/web/20090201124633/http://secunia.com/advisories/31891, https://web.archive.org/web/20090201124638/http://secunia.com/advisories/32120, https://web.archive.org/web/20090201124957/http://secunia.com/advisories/31982, https://web.archive.org/web/20090201125002/http://secunia.com/advisories/32266, https://web.archive.org/web/20090201141000/http://secunia.com/advisories/32222, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216, http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm, http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html, http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html, http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/343355, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:188

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: org.apache.tomcat:tomcat

    Purl: pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 4.1.0
    Fixed -4.1.39

    Affected versions

    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
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