CVE-2008-2370

Apache Tomcat 4.1.0-4.1.37, 5.5.0-5.5.26, 6.0.0-6.0.16 - Path Traversal via RequestDispatcher

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-2370. PoCs published by Stefano Di Paola.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a directory traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat that allows remote attackers to access sensitive files like web.xml. It provides affected versions and a sample exploit URL.

Description

Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, when a RequestDispatcher is used, performs path normalization before removing the query string from the URI, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a request parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED

by Stefano Di Paola · textremotemultiple

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32137

View Code ZIP pw:eip

This is a writeup describing a directory traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat that allows remote attackers to access sensitive files like web.xml. It provides affected versions and a sample exploit URL.

Classification

Writeup 90%

Attack Type

Info Leak

Complexity

Trivial

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, 6.0.0 through 6.0.16

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Network access to the Tomcat server

MITRE ATT&CK

T1006 - Direct Volume Access

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (60)

Core 60

Core References

Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30494

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495022/100/0/threaded

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0862.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00889.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0864.html

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10577

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1535

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34013

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2823

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/37460

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0002.html

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/31982

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32120

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/33999

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/31865

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5876

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4099

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/31639

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:188

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/31379

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0320

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44156

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/35393

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/57126

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32222

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/36249

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/31891

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/33797

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020623

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00712.html

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2305

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00859.html

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200902e.html

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/31381

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2215

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0503

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32266

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0648.html

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Scores

EPSS 0.8796

EPSS Percentile 99.5%

Details

CWE

CWE-22

Status published

Products (50)

apache/tomcat 4.1.0

apache/tomcat 4.1.1

apache/tomcat 4.1.2

apache/tomcat 4.1.3

apache/tomcat 4.1.4

apache/tomcat 4.1.5

apache/tomcat 4.1.6

apache/tomcat 4.1.7

apache/tomcat 4.1.8

apache/tomcat 4.1.9

... and 40 more

Published Aug 04, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026