CVE-2008-5518
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the web administration console in Apache Geronimo Application Server 2.1 through 2.1.3 on…
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Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the web administration console in Apache Geronimo Application Server 2.1 through 2.1.3 on Windows allow remote attackers to upload files to arbitrary directories via directory traversal sequences in the (1) group, (2) artifact, (3) version, or (4) fileType parameter to console/portal//Services/Repository (aka the Services/Repository portlet); the (5) createDB parameter to console/portal/Embedded DB/DB Manager (aka the Embedded DB/DB Manager portlet); or the (6) filename parameter to the createKeystore script in the Security/Keystores portlet.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 35.9% · top 1.5% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.geronimo.plugins:consoleGHSA-xm92-rf24-h74w (opens in a new tab)
References (11)
- geronimo-keystores-directory-traversal(49900) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- geronimo-dbmanager-directory-traversal(49899) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://geronimo.apache.org/21x-security-report.html#2.1.xSecurityReport-214 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1089 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 34562 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-4597 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 34715 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- geronimo-repository-directory-traversal(49898) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 8458 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 20090416 [DSECRG-09-018] Apache Geronimo - Directory Traversal vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=118 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xm92-rf24-h74w (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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