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CVE-2007-5461
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.0.0 through 4.0.6, 4.1.0, 5.0.0, 5.5.0 through 5.5.25, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.14,…
Low3.5EPSS 39.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.0.0 through 4.0.6, 4.1.0, 5.0.0, 5.5.0 through 5.5.25, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.14, under certain configurations, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a WebDAV write request that specifies an entity with a SYSTEM tag.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 39.7% · top 1.4% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcatGHSA-v5p2-vg3c-pmrr (opens in a new tab)
References (72)
- DSA-1453 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 30908 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [tomcat-users] 20071015 [Security] - Important vulnerability disclosed in Apache Tomcat webdav servlet (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 26070 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 27446 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20071014 Apache Tomcat Rem0Te FiLe DiscloSure ZeroDay (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 30676 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0630 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 239312 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- apache-tomcat-webdav-dir-traversal(37243) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9202 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0862 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1981 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 30899 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2007-3456 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 31493 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29242 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2823 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 37460 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1979 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 29313 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31681 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 32120 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2007-3671 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 27398 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0042 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:005 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 1018864 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 28361 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28317 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-06-30 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2007-3674 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:004 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 57126 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32222 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30802 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0195 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- GLSA-200804-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://geronimo.apache.org/2007/10/18/potential-vulnerability-in-apache-tomcat-webdav-servlet.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2007-3622 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21286112 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 27727 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1856 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2780 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0261 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 4530 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:136 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- DSA-1447 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 27481 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- HPSBST02955 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-10-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:241 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 29711 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3549 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2009-3316 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 32266 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [21/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [22/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [19/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [20/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [22/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [24/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [25/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-v5p2-vg3c-pmrr (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .