Servers and applications
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…
- Severity
- Medium 5.0
- Published
- 16 Mar 2007
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 21 Oct 2026
- Fixed in
- 5.5.22, 6.0.10
- Exploit chance
- 91% in the next 30 daysHigher than 99% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- Path traversal (CWE-22)
- Attack
- Over the network · No login needed
- Attacker can
- Read some data
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Sources
- NVD
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.
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
Apache TomcatServers and applications · cpe:a:apache:tomcat |
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