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CVE-2008-2370

Apache Tomcat Path Traversal Vulnerability

5.0 MediumPublic exploitFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

52.7%Down 20.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

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.

Record
CVE-2008-2370
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-2370
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4524 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2022-4524
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m8h8-6rvg-f4mg No score

Apache Tomcat Path Traversal Vulnerability

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.

Record
GHSA-m8h8-6rvg-f4mg
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-m8h8-6rvg-f4mg No score

Apache Tomcat Path Traversal Vulnerability

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.

Record
GHSA-m8h8-6rvg-f4mg
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
Maven
4.1.0 to 4.1.37
4.1.38
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
Maven
5.5.0 to 5.5.26
5.5.27
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
Maven
6.0.0 to 6.0.16
6.0.18
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
Maven
4.1.0 up to 4.1.38
4.1.38
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
Maven
5.5.0 up to 5.5.27
5.5.27
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
Maven
6.0.0 up to 6.0.18
6.0.18
tomcat5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-admin-webapps
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-common-lib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tomcat5-jasper
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-jasper-javadoc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-server-lib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-webapps
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-admin-webapps
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-common-lib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-jasper
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-jasper-javadoc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-server-lib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5-webapps
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
tomcat5
Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
tomcat5-admin-webapps
Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
tomcat5-common-lib
Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
tomcat5-jasper
Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
tomcat5-jasper-javadoc
Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api
Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc
Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
tomcat5-server-lib
Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api
Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc
Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
tomcat5-webapps
Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
tomcat5
Red Hat:rhel_developer_suite:3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_12rh
0:5.5.23-0jpp_12rh
tomcat5-common-lib
Red Hat:rhel_developer_suite:3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_12rh
0:5.5.23-0jpp_12rh
tomcat5-jasper
Red Hat:rhel_developer_suite:3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_12rh
0:5.5.23-0jpp_12rh
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api
Red Hat:rhel_developer_suite:3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_12rh
0:5.5.23-0jpp_12rh
tomcat5-server-lib
Red Hat:rhel_developer_suite:3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_12rh
0:5.5.23-0jpp_12rh
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api
Red Hat:rhel_developer_suite:3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_12rh
0:5.5.23-0jpp_12rh
jbossweb
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.3.0::el4
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:2.0.0-5.CP07.0jpp.ep1.1.el4
0:2.0.0-5.CP07.0jpp.ep1.1.el4
jbossweb
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.2.0::el4
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:2.0.0-5.CP07.0jpp.ep1.1.el4
0:2.0.0-5.CP07.0jpp.ep1.1.el4
jbossweb
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.2.0::el5
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:2.0.0-5.CP07.0jpp.ep1.1.el5
0:2.0.0-5.CP07.0jpp.ep1.1.el5
jbossweb
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.3.0::el5
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:2.0.0-5.CP07.0jpp.ep1.1.el5
0:2.0.0-5.CP07.0jpp.ep1.1.el5
tomcat5
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.1::el4
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:5.0.30-0jpp_12rh
0:5.0.30-0jpp_12rh
tomcat5
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.0:el4
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:5.0.30-0jpp_12rh
0:5.0.30-0jpp_12rh
ant
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.6.5-1jpp_1rh
0:1.6.5-1jpp_1rh
avalon-logkit
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.2-2jpp_4rh
0:1.2-2jpp_4rh
axis
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.2.1-1jpp_3rh
0:1.2.1-1jpp_3rh
classpathx-jaf
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.0-2jpp_6rh
0:1.0-2jpp_6rh
classpathx-mail
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.1.1-2jpp_8rh
0:1.1.1-2jpp_8rh
geronimo-ejb-2.1-api
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
geronimo-j2ee-1.4-apis
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
geronimo-j2ee-connector-1.5-api
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
geronimo-j2ee-deployment-1.1-api
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
geronimo-j2ee-management-1.0-api
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
geronimo-jms-1.1-api
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
geronimo-jsp-2.0-api
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
geronimo-jta-1.0.1B-api
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
geronimo-servlet-2.4-api
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
geronimo-specs
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
geronimo-specs-javadoc
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
jakarta-commons-modeler
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:2.0-3jpp_2rh
0:2.0-3jpp_2rh
log4j
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.2.12-1jpp_1rh
0:1.2.12-1jpp_1rh
mx4j
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 1:3.0.1-1jpp_4rh
1:3.0.1-1jpp_4rh
pcsc-lite
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.3.3-3.el4
0:1.3.3-3.el4
pcsc-lite-debuginfo
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.3.3-3.el4
0:1.3.3-3.el4
pcsc-lite-doc
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.3.3-3.el4
0:1.3.3-3.el4
pcsc-lite-libs
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.3.3-3.el4
0:1.3.3-3.el4
rhpki-ca
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:7.3.0-20.el4
0:7.3.0-20.el4
rhpki-java-tools
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:7.3.0-10.el4
0:7.3.0-10.el4
rhpki-kra
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:7.3.0-14.el4
0:7.3.0-14.el4
rhpki-manage
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:7.3.0-19.el4
0:7.3.0-19.el4
rhpki-native-tools
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:7.3.0-6.el4
0:7.3.0-6.el4
rhpki-ocsp
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:7.3.0-13.el4
0:7.3.0-13.el4
rhpki-tks
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:7.3.0-13.el4
0:7.3.0-13.el4
tomcat5
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.16
0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.16
tomcat5-common-lib
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.16
0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.16
tomcat5-jasper
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.16
0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.16
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.16
0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.16
tomcat5-server-lib
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.16
0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.16
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.16
0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.16
xerces-j2
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:2.7.1-1jpp_1rh
0:2.7.1-1jpp_1rh
xml-commons
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.3.02-2jpp_1rh
0:1.3.02-2jpp_1rh
xml-commons-apis
Red Hat:certificate_system:7.3
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
before 0:1.3.02-2jpp_1rh
0:1.3.02-2jpp_1rh

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBApache Tomcat 6.0.16 - 'RequestDispatcher' Information Disclosure2008-08-01

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-2370 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Apache Tomcat, published August 4, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 52.7%, the 98th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 4.1.38.

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