CVE-2008-5519

Exp

The JK Connector (aka mod_jk) 1.2.0 through 1.2.26 in Apache Tomcat allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an arbitrary request from an HTTP client, in opportunistic circumstances involving (1) a request from a different client that included a Content-Length header but no POST data or (2) a rapid series of requests, related to noncompliance with the AJP protocol's requirements for requests containing Content-Length headers.

Published: 2009-04-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5519 is rated High Exploit Risk (60.8/100): CVSS Low severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.26%, 94th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.71% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-5519

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5519

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 2026-06-15 4.56% 7.26% +2.71%
2 2025-12-28 5.79% 4.56% -1.23%
3 2025-12-27 — 5.79% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5519

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.6 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 4.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5519

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-5519

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2008-5519 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libapache-mod-jk), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5519
gentoo low CVE-2008-5519: 1 GLSA(s) (200906-04), 1 atom(s) (www-apache/mod_jk); latest impact low. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-5519
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5519
ubuntu low CVE-2008-5519 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libapache-mod-jk), 10 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 5, released 3, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5519

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5519

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache mod_jk 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.11 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.12 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.13 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.14 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.14.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.15 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.16 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.17 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.18 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.19 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.20 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.21 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.22 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.23 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.24 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.25 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache mod_jk 1.2.26 cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_jk:1.2.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5519

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/200904.mbox/%3C49DBBAC0.2080400%40apache.org%3E
http://marc.info/?l=tomcat-dev&m=123913700700879
http://secunia.com/advisories/29283
http://secunia.com/advisories/34621 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35537
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022001
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262468-1
http://svn.eu.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/connectors/trunk/jk/native/common/jk_ajp_common.c?r1=702387&r2=702540&pathrev=702540&diff_format=h Vendor Advisory
http://svn.eu.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/connectors/trunk/jk/xdocs/miscellaneous/changelog.xml?view=markup&pathrev=702540 Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://svn.eu.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=702540 Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/miscellaneous/changelog.html Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-jk.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1810
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/08/10
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0446.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502530/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34412
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0973
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490201 Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1981925%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7a23e245c93235c503900da854a143596d901bf1a1f67e851a5de4%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e060c9935%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8ce517d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c616dfc49156e4b06ffab842800c80f4425924d0f20c452c127a53c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8e8c091182b45daa50d3557cad9b10bb4198e3f08cf8f1c66a1b08d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
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