Path Traversal in Apache Tomcat
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.997 (100.0th percentile), scored .
Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 100.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.997 · newest: 0.997 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/37297 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0862.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2823 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/31982 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/32120 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/343355 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44411 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/31865 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-2938?
- CVE-2008-2938 is a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2008-08-13.
- Is CVE-2008-2938 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.