CVE-2008-2938
Apache Tomcat Directory Traversal vulnerability
EPSS 92.8%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in 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 allowLinking and UTF-8 are enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via encoded directory traversal sequences in the URI, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2370. NOTE: versions earlier than 6.0.18 were reported affected, but the vendor advisory lists 6.0.16 as the last affected version.
How to fix CVE-2008-2938
To remediate CVE-2008-2938, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat—upgrade to 4.1.39 or later
Is CVE-2008-2938 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 92.8%, placing CVE-2008-2938 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.39