CVE-2008-5518: Apache Geronimo

High severity, CVSS 9.4. EPSS: 35.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Apache Geronimo: version 2.1 only; version 2.1.1 only; version 2.1.2 only; version 2.1.3 only

Published 2009-04-17. Last modified 2026-06-16.