CVE-2008-2938
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 99.7%
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.
- CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - EPSS
- 99.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile
- Published
- 2008-08-13
- Updated
- 2024-08-07
Proof-of-concept exploits (2)
- Naramsim/Offensive1★ · 2017-01-11
- bluedragonsecurity/exploits2★ · 2026-10-07
Metasploit modules (2)
- rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/tomcat_utf8_traversa…
- rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/trendmicro_dlp_trave…
ExploitDB entries (2)
Security advisories
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4148
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/343355
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:188
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0648.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0862.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0864.html
- http://www.securenetwork.it/ricerca/advisory/download/SN-2009-02.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495318/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507729/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30633
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020665
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2343
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2823
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0320
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44411
- 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
- advisories/GHSA-m7xj-ccqc-p4g2