CVE-2007-1860

Description

mod_jk in Apache Tomcat JK Web Server Connector 1.2.x before 1.2.23 decodes request URLs within the Apache HTTP Server before passing the URL to Tomcat, which allows remote attackers to access protected pages via a crafted prefix JkMount, possibly involving double-encoded .. (dot dot) sequences and directory traversal, a related issue to CVE-2007-0450.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 17.46% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1312 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6002 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25701 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29242 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24147 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25383 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/34877 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1941 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-15.xml vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0379.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3386 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018138 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27037 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
http://secunia.com/advisories/26512 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01178795 vendor advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/news/20070301.html#20070518.1 patch
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-jk.html patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34496 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26235 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8ce517d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e060c9935%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1981925%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7a23e245c93235c503900da854a143596d901bf1a1f67e851a5de4%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1860?
CVE-2007-1860 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1860?
To fix CVE-2007-1860, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-1860 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-1860 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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