ID:1973 - Exploit for Path traversal in Apache Tomcat JK ISAPI Connector - CVE-2018-11759

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Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform path traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when matching requested path against URI-worker map in Apache Tomcat JK (mod_jk) Connector within the Apache Web Server (httpd) specific code. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected system and expose application functionality through the reverse proxy that was not intended for clients accessing the application via the reverse proxy.

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