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TI-2008-05234 Aliases CVE-2008-5518GHSA-xm92-rf24-h74w

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the web administration console in Apache…

Priority HIGH 66CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.35929 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed org.apache.geronimo.plugins:console (Maven): 2.1.4

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.geronimo.plugins:console (Maven)2.1.0 to before 2.1.42.1.4Patch availableGHSA-xm92-rf24-h74w
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.geronimo.plugins:console (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.1.0 to before 2.1.4 Fixed in 2.1.4 Patch available GHSA-xm92-rf24-h74w

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:geronimo:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:geronimo:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:geronimo:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.2VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:geronimo:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:geronimo:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:geronimo:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:geronimo:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:geronimo:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-xm92-rf24-h74w org.apache.geronimo.plugins:console (Maven) Fixed in 2.1.4 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5518
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xm92-rf24-h74w

References

Exploit 2

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 6

  • TI-2011-04311 Apache Geronimo 2.2.1 and earlier computes hash values for form parameters without… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2013-01564 The JMX Remoting functionality in Apache Geronimo 3.x before 3.0.1, as used in IBM… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-04403 The login method in LoginModule implementations in Apache Geronimo 2.0 does not throw… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-00245 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Apache Geronimo 1.0 allow remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2009-00039 Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the web administration… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2007-05563 SQLLoginModule in Apache Geronimo 2.0 through 2.1 does not throw an exception for a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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