CVE-2008-2370: Apache Tomcat Path Traversal Vulnerability
5
CVSS Score
Basic Information
CVE ID
GHSA ID
EPSS Score
0.9949%
CWE
Published
5/1/2022
Updated
2/9/2024
KEV Status
No
Technology
Java
Technical Details
CVSS Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Package Name | Ecosystem | Vulnerable Versions | First Patched Version |
---|---|---|---|
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | maven | >= 4.1.0, <= 4.1.37 | 4.1.38 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | maven | >= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.26 | 5.5.27 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | maven | >= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.16 | 6.0.18 |
Vulnerability Intelligence
Miggo AI
Root Cause Analysis
The vulnerability (CVE-2008-2370) stems from Tomcat's RequestDispatcher
performing path normalization before removing the query string. This allowed attackers to inject '..' sequences via request parameters to bypass security constraints. The functions
responsible for URI parsing and normalization in the ApplicationDispatcher
class are directly implicated, as the fix involved reordering these operations (strip
query first, then normalize
). Commit diffs and Apache's security advisories confirm the affected logic resided in these components.