Path Traversal in Apache Tomcat Jk Web Server Connector
CVE-2007-1860
mod_jk in Apache Tomcat JK Web Server Connector 1.2.x before 1.2.23 decodes request URLs within the Apache HTTP Server before passing the URL to Tomcat, which allows remote attackers to access protected pages via a crafted prefix JkMount, possibly involving double-encoded .. (dot dot) sequences and directory traversal, a related issue to CVE-2007-0450.
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: 0.132 (96.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.132 · newest: 0.132 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1312 (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6002 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/25701 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/29242 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/24147 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/25383 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/34877 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-1860?
- CVE-2007-1860 is a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat Jk Web Server Connector, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2007-05-25.
- Is CVE-2007-1860 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.