CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It affects Apache. Its EPSS score suggests a 18.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.
CVE
CVE-2008-5515
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
18.68%
Apache
Original NVD Description
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.