CVE-2008-2370: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
(updated )
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 a RequestDispatcher is used, performs path normalization before removing the query string from the URI, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a request parameter.
References
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- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2
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- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2370
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10577
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5876
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