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High Public exploit CVE-2008-5518 EUVD-2022-5821GHSA-xm92-rf24-h74w

Apache Geronimo Application Server multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities

Published Apr 17, 2009 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Package: org.apache.geronimo.plugins:console Ecosystem: Maven

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.

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.apache.geronimo.plugins:console >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.4 2.1.4 GHSA-xm92-rf24-h74w

References