CVE-2007-0450

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductApache Http Server
PublishedMar 16, 2007
First seenMar 16, 2007

How to fix

Update
  • apache tomcat5.5.22, 6.0.10 or later
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat5.5.22, 6.0.10 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
apache http_serverNo range specified—
apache tomcat5.0.0 ≤ v < 5.5.22, 6.0.0 ≤ v < 6.0.105.5.22, 6.0.10
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven5.0 ≤ v < 5.5.22, 6.0 ≤ v < 6.0.105.5.22, 6.0.10

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CVE-2007-0450 · Apache Http Server · Dark Radar