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CVE-2008-2370

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-2370 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat versions 4.1.0-4.1.37, 5.5.0-5.5.26, and 6.0.0-6.0.16. This flaw allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating request parameters when a RequestDispatcher is in use. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for information disclosure. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, and its EPSS score suggests a high likelihood of exploitation. Despite this, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
52.72%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-32137 · Aug 1, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5272 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 23,723 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (32)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.tomcat:tomcatFixed in: 4.1.38
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.tomcat:tomcatFixed in: 5.5.27
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.tomcat:tomcatFixed in: 6.0.18
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: JBEAP 4.2.0 for RHEL 4Fixed in: jbossweb-0:2.0.0-5.CP07.0jpp.ep1.1.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: JBEAP 4.2.0 for RHEL 5Fixed in: jbossweb-0:2.0.0-5.CP07.0jpp.ep1.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3Fixed in: ant-0:1.6.5-1jpp_1rh
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3Fixed in: avalon-logkit-0:1.2-2jpp_4rh
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3Fixed in: axis-0:1.2.1-1jpp_3rh
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3Fixed in: classpathx-jaf-0:1.0-2jpp_6rh
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3Fixed in: classpathx-mail-0:1.1.1-2jpp_8rh
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3Fixed in: geronimo-specs-0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3Fixed in: jakarta-commons-modeler-0:2.0-3jpp_2rh
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3Fixed in: log4j-0:1.2.12-1jpp_1rh
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3Fixed in: mx4j-1:3.0.1-1jpp_4rh
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3Fixed in: pcsc-lite-0:1.3.3-3.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3Fixed in: rhpki-ca-0:7.3.0-20.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3Fixed in: rhpki-java-tools-0:7.3.0-10.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3Fixed in: rhpki-kra-0:7.3.0-14.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3Fixed in: rhpki-manage-0:7.3.0-19.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3Fixed in: rhpki-native-tools-0:7.3.0-6.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3Fixed in: rhpki-ocsp-0:7.3.0-13.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3Fixed in: rhpki-tks-0:7.3.0-13.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3Fixed in: tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.16
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3Fixed in: xerces-j2-0:2.7.1-1jpp_1rh
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3Fixed in: xml-commons-0:1.3.02-2jpp_1rh
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Developer Suite V.3Fixed in: tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp_12rh
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3 for RHEL 4Fixed in: jbossweb-0:2.0.0-5.CP07.0jpp.ep1.1.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3 for RHEL 5Fixed in: jbossweb-0:2.0.0-5.CP07.0jpp.ep1.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.0Fixed in: tomcat5-0:5.0.30-0jpp_12rh
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.1Fixed in: tomcat5-0:5.0.30-0jpp_12rh
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: RHAPS Version 2 for RHEL 4Fixed in: tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
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Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-m8h8-6rvg-f4mgmedium

Apache Tomcat Path Traversal Vulnerability

May 1, 2022
redhatCVE-2008-2370Important

tomcat RequestDispatcher information disclosure vulnerability

Aug 1, 2008

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securityfocus.com / archive/1/495022/100/0/threaded
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ExploitPatch
securityfocus.com / bid/31681
securitytracker.com / id
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