# CVE-2008-5518: Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the web administration console in Apache Geronimo Application Server 2.1 through 2.1.3 on Wi

- Also known as: GHSA-XM92-RF24-H74W
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Fixed in: 2.1.4
- Published: 2009-04-17 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.geronimo.plugins:console (Maven): from 2.1.0, fixed in 2.1.4

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.geronimo.plugins:console, upgrade to a fixed version (2.1.4) per the references below.
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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49900
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49899
- http://geronimo.apache.org/21x-security-report.html#2.1.xSecurityReport-214
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1089
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34562
- http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-4597
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34715
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49898
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8458
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502733/100/0/threaded
- http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=118

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