{"cve":"CVE-2008-5515","nvd":{"published":"2009-06-16T21:00:00.313","modified":"2026-06-16T23:00:27.290","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN63832775/index.html","http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2"],"products":["apache:tomcat"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:07.895733559+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-5515","score":0.18685,"percentile":0.97268,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-9737-qmgc-hfr9","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9737-qmgc-hfr9","summary":"Directory Traversal in Apache Tomcat","modified":"2024-02-21T19:56:16Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=4.1.0 <4.1.40"],"fixed":["4.1.40"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=5.5.0 <5.5.28"],"fixed":["5.5.28"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=6.0.0 <6.0.20"],"fixed":["6.0.20"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}