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CVE-2008-2370 describes a 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 a RequestDispatcher
is used, Tomcat performs path normalization before removing the query string from the URI, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a request parameter.
Related Guidelines
SEI CERT Perl Coding Standard | IDS33-PL. Sanitize untrusted data passed across a trust boundary |
Injection [RST] | |
CWE-116, Improper encoding or escaping of output |
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A Guide to Building Secure Web Applications and Web Services | |
[Seacord 2015] | IDS00-J. Prevent SQL Injection LiveLesson |
[W3C 2008] | 4.4.3, "Included If Validating" |
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