CVE-2007-0450

N/A Unknown
Published: March 16, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/01/23.aspx
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01178795
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000003.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24732
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25106
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25280
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26235
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26660
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27037
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28365
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30899
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30908
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33668
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-03.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2446
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239312-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-206.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=197540
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200702e.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:241
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_5_sr.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0327.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0360.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.sec-consult.com/287.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.sec-consult.com/fileadmin/Advisories/20070314-0-apache_tomcat_directory_traversal.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462791/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485938/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500396/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500412/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22960
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0975
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3087
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3386
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0065
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1979/references
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0233
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32988
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1981925%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7a23e245c93235c503900da854a143596d901bf1a1f67e851a5de4%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e060c9935%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8ce517d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c616dfc49156e4b06ffab842800c80f4425924d0f20c452c127a53c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8e8c091182b45daa50d3557cad9b10bb4198e3f08cf8f1c66a1b08d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10643
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/01/23.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01178795
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24732
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25106
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25280
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26235
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26660
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27037
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28365
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30899
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30908
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33668
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-03.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2446
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239312-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-206.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=197540
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200702e.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:241
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_5_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0327.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0360.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.sec-consult.com/287.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.sec-consult.com/fileadmin/Advisories/20070314-0-apache_tomcat_directory_traversal.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462791/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485938/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500396/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500412/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22960
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0975
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3087
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3386
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0065
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1979/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0233
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32988
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1981925%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7a23e245c93235c503900da854a143596d901bf1a1f67e851a5de4%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e060c9935%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8ce517d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c616dfc49156e4b06ffab842800c80f4425924d0f20c452c127a53c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8e8c091182b45daa50d3557cad9b10bb4198e3f08cf8f1c66a1b08d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10643
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

112 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
89.5%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Affected Vendors

apache

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