CVE-2008-2938
Medium
Description
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Apache Tomcat
PublishedAug 13, 2008
First seenAug 13, 2008
How to fix
Update
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat4.1.39, 5.5.27, 6.0.18 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| apache tomcat | 4.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.1.37, 5.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.5.26, 6.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.0.16 | — |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | 4.1.0 ≤ v < 4.1.39, 5.5.0 ≤ v < 5.5.27, 6.0.0 ≤ v < 6.0.18 | 4.1.39, 5.5.27, 6.0.18 |
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