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CVE-2007-5685
The safe_path function in shttp before 0.0.5 allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read files via a…
Medium5.0EPSS 3.5%
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- mitre
Description
The safe_path function in shttp before 0.0.5 allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read files via a combination of ".." and sub-directory specifiers that resolve to a pathname that is at or below the same level as the web document root, but in a different part of the directory tree.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.5% · top 11% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 20071025 Directory traversal flaw in shttp (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://serverkit.org/modules/contrib/shttp/shttp-0.0.5.tar.gz (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- shttp-safepath-directory-traversal(37455) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 43607 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www.digineo.co.uk/shttp_directory_traversal (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 26212 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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