CVE-2008-5515

GHSA-9737-qmgc-hfr9, CVE-2008-5515

maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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.

All versions starting from 4.1.0 before 4.1.40, all versions starting from 5.5.0 before 5.5.28, all versions starting from 6.0.0 before 6.0.19

Upgrade to versions 4.1.40, 5.5.28, 6.0.20 or above.

2022-06-10