Apache Tomcat up to 4.1.23 Access Restriction path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Tomcat up to 4.1.23 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Access Restriction. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-5515. There is not any exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Apache Tomcat up to 4.1.23 (Application Server Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 06/08/2009. The weakness was released 06/16/2009 with Fujitsu (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-5515 since 12/12/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45452 (SuSE9 Security Update : Tomcat (YOU Patch Number 12585)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118794 (HP-UX Apache Running Tomcat Servlet Engine Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability (HPSBUX02579)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published 9 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51365), Tenable (45452), SecurityFocus (BID 35263†), OSVDB (55053†) and Secunia (SA35393†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-48981, VDB-48587, VDB-48432 and VDB-48431. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 45452
Nessus Name: SuSE9 Security Update : Tomcat (YOU Patch Number 12585)
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OpenVAS ID: 69417
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2207-1 (tomcat5.5)
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06/16/2009 +8 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +1803 days 🔍
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Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Organization: Fujitsu
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-5515 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5515
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48626

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X-Force: 51365
SecurityFocus: 35263 - Apache Tomcat 'RequestDispatcher' Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 35393
OSVDB: 55053 - CVE-2008-5515 - Apache - Tomcat - Directory Traversal Issue
Vulnerability Center: 22621 - Apache Tomcat RequestDispatcher Method Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1520

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/06/2019 14:14
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (81), 09/06/2019 14:14 (9)
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