THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-5519
LOW SEVERITY

CVE-2008-5519

Mod Jk vulnerability

CVSS
2.6
EPSS
7.3%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
The JK Connector (aka mod_jk) 1.2.0 through 1.2.26 in Apache Tomcat allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an arbitrary request from an HTTP client, in opportunistic circumstances involving (1) a request from a different client that included a Content-Length header but no POST data or (2) a rapid series of requests, related to noncompliance with the AJP protocol's requirements for requests containing Content-Length headers.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Mod Jk
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2009-04-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 7.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-5519

  • Confirm whether Apache Mod Jk is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-5519.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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