Is CVE-2008-5518 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-5518 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-5518?

CVE-2008-5518 has a CVSS v2 base score of 9.4 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-5518?

CVE-2008-5518 has an EPSS score of 35.93% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-5518

HIGHEPSS 98th pctl

9.4

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

CWE-22Path Traversal

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

35.93%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.