CVE-2008-6505

Exp

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Apache Struts 2.0.x before 2.0.12 and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..%252f (encoded dot dot slash) in a URI with a /struts/ path, related to (1) FilterDispatcher in 2.0.x and (2) DefaultStaticContentLoader in 2.1.x.

Published: 2009-03-23 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-6505 is rated High Exploit Risk (70/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 83.10%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-6505

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
32565 exploit_db edb 2008-11-04 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6505

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 2026-05-13 82.88% 83.10% +0.22%
2 2026-03-14 81.20% 82.88% +1.68%
3 2026-03-04 — 81.20% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6505

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-6505

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2008-6505

GHSA-wv7g-xhvw-8hcp · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Struts directory traversal vulnerability

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-6505

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-6505 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libstruts1.2-java), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): ignored 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-6505

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6505

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache struts 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.11.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.1.2_beta cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.2_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6505

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