CVE-2008-6505 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 72.7% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 72.71% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-03-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apache | struts |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Struts 2.0.11 - Multiple Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities | 2008-11-04 |
References
- 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
- 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
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