CVE-2008-5515
CVSS Score Not Available
72.86%
HIGH RiskEPSS (99th percentile)
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.
Published: 6/16/2009
Modified: 4/9/2025
Vulnerability Summary
EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)
72.86%HIGH Exploitation Risk
99th percentile
This vulnerability has a 72.86% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.