{"cve":"CVE-2008-5518","nvd":{"published":"2009-04-17T14:30:00.500","modified":"2026-06-16T23:00:27.857","status":"Modified","description":"Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the web administration console in Apache Geronimo Application Server 2.1 through 2.1.3 on Windows allow remote attackers to upload files to arbitrary directories via directory traversal sequences in the (1) group, (2) artifact, (3) version, or (4) fileType parameter to console/portal//Services/Repository (aka the Services/Repository portlet); the (5) createDB parameter to console/portal/Embedded DB/DB Manager (aka the Embedded DB/DB Manager portlet); or the (6) filename parameter to the createKeystore script in the Security/Keystores portlet.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=118","http://geronimo.apache.org/21x-security-report.html#2.1.xSecurityReport-214","http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-4597","http://secunia.com/advisories/34715","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502733/100/0/threaded"],"products":["apache:geronimo"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:07.895733559+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-5518","score":0.35929,"percentile":0.9847,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-xm92-rf24-h74w","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-xm92-rf24-h74w","summary":"Apache Geronimo Application Server multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities","modified":"2024-12-04T05:40:39.088704Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.geronimo.plugins:console","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.geronimo.plugins/console","ranges":[">=2.1.0 <2.1.4"],"fixed":["2.1.4"]}]}],"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."]}