55053 : Apache Tomcat Crafted Request Security Restraint Bypass Arbitrary Content Access
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2009-06-04

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-5515" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : 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.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Information Disclosure, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Solution: Patch / RCS
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Products

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.	HP-UX	B.11.23
		B.11.31

References

Tools & Filters

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	5044

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-06-17 | Disagree?

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