{
    "id": "CVE-2008-2938",
    "published": "2008-08-13 00:41:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:54:46",
    "cvss_score": "4.3",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-22",
    "description": "Directory traversal vulnerability in 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 allowLinking and UTF-8 are enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via encoded directory traversal sequences in the URI, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2370.  NOTE: versions earlier than 6.0.18 were reported affected, but the vendor advisory lists 6.0.16 as the last affected version.",
    "epss_score": "0.99708",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99950",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:16:17",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "apache",
            "product": "tomcat"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "14489",
            "title": "Apache Tomcat < 6.0.18 - 'utf8' Directory Traversal",
            "date": "2010-07-28",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14489"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "6229",
            "title": "Apache Tomcat < 6.0.18 - 'utf8' Directory Traversal (PoC)",
            "date": "2008-08-11",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6229"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/31639",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/31865",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/31891",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/31982",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32120",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32222",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32266",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33797",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/37297",
        "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4148",
        "http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216",
        "http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm",
        "http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html",
        "http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html",
        "http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html",
        "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/343355",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:188",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0648.html",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0862.html",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0864.html",
        "http://www.securenetwork.it/ricerca/advisory/download/SN-2009-02.txt"
    ]
}