CVE-2008-2938

Apache Tomcat < 6.0.18 - 'utf8' Directory Traversal (PoC)

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Una vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio (Directory Traversal) en Apache Tomcat versión 4.1.0 hasta 4.1.37, versión 5.5.0 hasta 5.5.26 y versión 6.0.0 hasta 6.0.16, cuando están habilitados allowLinking y UTF-8, permite a atacantes remotos leer archivos arbitrarios por medio de secuencias de salto de directorio (Directory Traversal) en el URI, una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2008-2370. NOTA: las versiones anteriores a 6.0.18 se informaron afectadas, pero el aviso del proveedor enumera 6.0.16 como la última versión afectada.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-06-30 CVE Reserved
2008-08-13 CVE Published
2010-07-28 First Exploit
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-18 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CAPEC

References (49)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/31639	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31865	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31891	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32120	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32266	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33797	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37297	Broken Link
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4148	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216	Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/343355	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securenetwork.it/ricerca/advisory/download/SN-2009-02.txt	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495318/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507729/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30633	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020665	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2343	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2823	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0320	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44411	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10587	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/180872	2024-08-31
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/180868	2024-08-31
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6229	2024-08-07
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14489	2010-07-28
https://github.com/Naramsim/Offensive	2018-09-01

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html	2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html	2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html	2023-11-07
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2	2023-11-07
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html	2023-11-07
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html	2023-11-07
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html	2023-11-07
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:188	2023-11-07
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0648.html	2023-11-07
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0862.html	2023-11-07
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0864.html	2023-11-07
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00712.html	2023-11-07
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00859.html	2023-11-07
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00889.html	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2938	2008-12-08
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=456120	2008-12-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				>= 4.0.0 <= 4.1.37 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version " >= 4.0.0 <= 4.1.37"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				>= 5.0.0 <= 5.5.26 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version " >= 5.0.0 <= 5.5.26"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				>= 6.0.0 <= 6.0.16 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version " >= 6.0.0 <= 6.0.16"		-		Affected