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CVE-2008-4308

The doRead method in Apache Tomcat 4.1.32 through 4.1.34 and 5.5.10 through 5.5.20 does not return a -1 to indicate when a certain error condition has occurred, which can cause Tomcat to send POST content from one request to a different request.

Severity
Low 2.6
Published
26 Feb 2009
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
4.2% in the next 30 daysHigher than 91% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Information exposure (CWE-200)
Attack
Over the network · Only under certain conditions · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Apache TomcatServers and applications · cpe:a:apache:tomcat
  • Version 5.5.20
  • Version 5.5.19
  • Version 5.5.18
  • Version 5.5.17
All 14 release lines
  • Version 4.1.32
  • Version 4.1.33
  • Version 4.1.34
  • Version 5.5.10
  • Version 5.5.11
  • Version 5.5.12
  • Version 5.5.13
  • Version 5.5.14
  • Version 5.5.15
  • Version 5.5.16
  • Version 5.5.17
  • Version 5.5.18
  • Version 5.5.19
  • Version 5.5.20

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4308
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4308