CVE-2008-6505 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Apache Struts 2.0.x before 2.0.12 and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..%252f (encoded dot dot slash) in a URI with a /struts/ path, related to (1) FilterDispatcher in 2.0.x and (2) DefaultStaticContentLoader in 2.1.x.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.5752.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
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Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.11.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.11.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.2_beta:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-wv7g-xhvw-8hcp	Apache Struts directory traversal vulnerability

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://issues.apache.org/struts/browse/WW-2779
http://osvdb.org/49733
http://osvdb.org/49734
http://secunia.com/advisories/32497
http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/s2-004.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32104
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3003

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-03-23T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:34:46.741Z

Reserved: 2009-03-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-6505

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-03-23T14:19:12.453

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-6505

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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