Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-0450 (CCN-32988)

Assigned:2007-03-14
Published:2007-03-14
Updated:2023-02-13
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
4.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
6.4 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
5.6 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Wed Mar 14 2007 - 08:19:59 CDT
SEC Consult SA-20070314-0 :: Apache HTTP Server / Tomcat directory traversal

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Broken Link
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: CA Security Response Blog, Jan 23 2009, 06:04 PM
CA20090123-01: Cohesion Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-0450

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Security Update 2007-007
About Security Update 2007-007

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
Apple security updates

Source: CCN
Type: HP Security Bulletin HPSBUX02262 SSRT071447
HP-UX running Apache, Remote Arbitrary Code Execution, Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Broken Link
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: Security-announce Mailing List, Mon Jan 7 17:56:48 PST 2008
VMSA-2008-0002 Low severity security update for VirtualCenter and ESX Server 3.0.2, and ESX 3.0.1

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2007-0326
Important: tomcat security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2007-0327
Important: tomcat security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2007-0328
Important: tomcat security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2007-0340
Important: tomcat security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2007-0360
Important: jbossas security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2007-1069
Moderate: tomcat security update for Red Hat Network Satellite Server

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008-0261
Moderate: Red Hat Network Satellite Server security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008-0524
Low: Red Hat Network Satellite Server security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2010-0602
Moderate: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 security update

Source: CCN
Type: SA24732
Apache Tomcat Directory Traversal Security Issue

Source: CCN
Type: SA26235
Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: SA26660
Interstage Application Server Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: SA28365
VMware ESX Server and VirtualCenter Multiple Security Updates

Source: CCN
Type: SA30899
Sun Solaris 9 Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: SA30908
Sun Solaris 10 Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: SA33668
CA Cohesion Application Configuration Manager Apache Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Broken Link
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Alert ID: 239312
Security Vulnerabilities in Tomcat 4.0 Shipped with Solaris 9 and 10

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2007-206
tomcat security update (RHSA-2007-0326)

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2007-208
JBossAS security update (RHSA-2007-0360)

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2007-265
tomcat security update (RHSA-2007-0328)

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2007-416
HP-UX running Apache, Remote Arbitrary Code Execution, Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (HPSBUX02262)

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2008-293
Security Vulnerabilities in Tomcat 4.0 Shipped with Solaris 9 and 10 (Sun 239312)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: Apache Tomcat Web site
Apache Tomcat - Apache Tomcat

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: FUJITSU Web site
Directory traversal vulnerabilities in Interstage Application Server(CVE-2007-0450). September 6th, 2007

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: GLSA-200705-03
Tomcat: Information disclosure

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Broken Link
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Broken Link
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Broken Link
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Broken Link
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: BID-22960
Apache HTTP Server Tomcat Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: BID-25159
Apple Mac OS X 2007-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
tomcat-proxy-directory-traversal(32988)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: CA20090123-01
Security Notice for Cohesion Tomcat

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SR:2007:005
SUSE Security Summary Report

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SR:2007:015
SUSE Security Summary Report

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:certificate_system:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:b.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:9::x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:b.11.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:10::sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:10::x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1::itanium:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0::x86-64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:b.11.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_developer_suite:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_application_server:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1::x86-64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:9::sparc:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20070450
    V
    		CVE-2007-0450
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22631
    P
    		ELSA-2007:0327: tomcat security update (Important)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10643
    V
    		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.
    2013-04-29
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20070327
    P
    		RHSA-2007:0327: tomcat security update (Important)
    2008-03-20
    BACK
    apache http server *
    apache tomcat 5.5.4
    apache tomcat 5.0.19
    apache tomcat 5.0.28
    apache tomcat 5.5.12
    apache tomcat 5.5.9
    apache tomcat 5.5.7
    apache tomcat 5.5.20
    apache tomcat 5.5.17
    apache tomcat 5.5.0
    apache tomcat 5.5.1
    apache tomcat 5.5.10
    apache tomcat 5.5.11
    apache tomcat 5.5.13
    apache tomcat 5.5.14
    apache tomcat 5.5.15
    apache tomcat 5.5.16
    apache tomcat 5.5.18
    apache tomcat 5.5.19
    apache tomcat 5.5.2
    apache tomcat 5.5.21
    apache tomcat 5.5.22
    apache tomcat 5.5.3
    apache tomcat 5.5.5
    apache tomcat 5.5.6
    apache tomcat 5.5.8
    apache tomcat 6.0.9
    redhat certificate system 7.3
    suse suse linux *
    gentoo linux *
    hp hp-ux b.11.11
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    sun solaris 9
    hp hp-ux b.11.23
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    sun solaris 10
    sun solaris 10
    redhat linux advanced workstation 2.1
    redhat enterprise linux desktop 5.0
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2007.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2008.0
    hp hp-ux b.11.31
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    apple mac os x server 10.4.10
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat rhel developer suite 3
    redhat rhel application server 2
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2008.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2007.1
    sun solaris 9