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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.

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.

LOW · CVSS 3.5 EPSS 0.06505
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  • EPSS percentile: top 9% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
apache tomcatall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat LOW
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
remoteApache Tomcat - WebDAV SSL Remote File Disclosureverified
remoteApache Tomcat - 'WebDAV' Remote File Disclosureverified
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 4530www.exploit-db.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

1
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumTomcat WebServer Logs Deleted
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Scoring & Timeline

3.5
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD15 Oct 2007 · 06:17 PM
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Vendor Advisories

10
rhsaRHSA-2010:0602Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2008:0862Important
rhsaRHSA-2008:0630Low
rhsaRHSA-2008:0524Low
rhsaRHSA-2008:0261Moderate
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://geronimo.apache.org/2007/10/18/potential-vulnerability-in-apache-tomcat-webdav-servlet.html
http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3549
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
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