Path Traversal in Apache HTTP Server
CVE-2007-0450
Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server and Tomcat 5.x before 5.5.22 and 6.x before 6.0.10, when using certain proxy modules (mod_proxy, mod_rewrite, mod_jk), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence with combinations of (1) "/" (slash), (2) "\" (backslash), and (3) URL-encoded backslash (%5C) characters in the URL, which are valid separators in Tomcat but not in Apache.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.912 (99.8th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.908 · newest: 0.912 · change: +0.004
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/30908 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000003.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3087 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32988 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/30899 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1979/references (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_5_sr.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-0450?
- CVE-2007-0450 is a vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2007-03-16.
- Is CVE-2007-0450 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.