GHSA-9737-qmgc-hfr9 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Directory Traversal in Apache Tomcat
Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, 6.0.0 through 6.0.18, and possibly earlier versions normalizes the target pathname before filtering the query string when using the RequestDispatcher method, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct directory traversal attacks via .. (dot dot) sequences and the WEB-INF directory in a Request.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-5515 is rated Moderate Risk (59.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 72.86%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +12.17% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-02-17 | 60.69% | 72.86% | +12.17% |
| 2 | 2025-10-18 | 36.05% | 60.69% | +24.63% |
| 3 | 2025-09-25 | — | 36.05% | — |
Full EPSS history (15 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-9737-qmgc-hfr9 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Directory Traversal in Apache Tomcat
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2008-5515: 1 GLSA(s) (201206-24), 1 atom(s) (www-servers/tomcat); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-5515 |
redhat
|
high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5515 |
ubuntu
|
medium | CVE-2008-5515 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (tomcat5, tomcat5.5, tomcat6), 30 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): DNE 16, not-affected 5, ignored 4, released 4, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5515 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.10 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.11 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.12 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.13 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.14 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.15 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.16 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.17 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.18 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.19 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.20 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.21 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.22 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.23 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.24 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.25 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.26 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.27 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.28 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.29 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.30 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.31 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.32 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.33 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.34 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.35 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.36 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.37 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.38 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 4.1.39 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.4 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.6 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.7 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.8 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.9 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.10 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.11 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.12 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.13 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.14 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.15 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.16 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.17 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.18 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.19 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.20 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.21 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.22 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.23 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.24 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.25 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.26 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 5.5.27 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.9 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.10 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.12 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.13 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.14 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.15 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.16 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.17 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomcat | 6.0.18 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |