MEDIUM
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
Published Mar 23, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 72.71%
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.
Affected products
No data.
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
72.71% 0.72711
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.72711
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 72.71% (0.72711) | 99.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 72.52% (0.72522) | 99.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 14, 2026 | 82.88% (0.82879) | 99.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 81.20% (0.81204) | 99.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 2, 2025 | 57.52% (0.57520) | 98.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 18, 2025 | 63.60% (0.63601) | 98.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 8, 2025 | 81.20% (0.81204) | 99.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 87.48% (0.87483) | 99.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 89.02% (0.89020) | 99.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 87.48% (0.87483) | 99.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.50% (0.96499) | 99.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 96.50% (0.96499) | 99.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 96.61% (0.96606) | 99.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2023 | 96.57% (0.96573) | 99.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.93% (0.96931) | 99.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 25.71% (0.25706) | 97.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 25.71% (0.25706) | 95.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (13)
- http://issues.apache.org/struts/browse/WW-2779 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://osvdb.org/49733 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://osvdb.org/49734 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32497 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/s2-004.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32104 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3003 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wv7g-xhvw-8hcp Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/04fcefa44bae1263c7cad6986a9dafed67f0164f
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/1f1c996eb1f0f3e2193fba0075f62ccd04e3c0c3
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6505
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081208214512/http://secunia.com/advisories/32497
- https://web.archive.org/web/20111025094319/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32104
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://issues.apache.org/struts/browse/WW-2779 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://osvdb.org/49733 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://osvdb.org/49734 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32497 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/s2-004.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32104 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3003 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wv7g-xhvw-8hcp | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/04fcefa44bae1263c7cad6986a9dafed67f0164f | ||
| https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/1f1c996eb1f0f3e2193fba0075f62ccd04e3c0c3 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6505 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20081208214512/http://secunia.com/advisories/32497 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20111025094319/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32104 |
Change history (0)
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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 23, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 23, 2009
Link CVE-2008-6505
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-WV7G-XHVW-8HCP Updated n/a