CVE-2007-5461

Public Exploit

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.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.64% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1453 vendor advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30908 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-users/200710.mbox/%3C47135C2D.1000705%40apache.org%3E mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26070 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27446 third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119239530508382 mailing list exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/30676 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0630.html vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239312-1 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37243 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9202 vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0862.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30899 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00525.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31493 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29242 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2823 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1979/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29313 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32120 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3671 vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27398 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0042.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018864 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28361 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28317 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3674 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30802 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0195.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-10.xml vendor advisory
http://geronimo.apache.org/2007/10/18/potential-vulnerability-in-apache-tomcat-webdav-servlet.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3622 vdb entry
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21286112
http://secunia.com/advisories/27727 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.html vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4530 exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:136 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1447 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27481 third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2 vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:241 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29711 third party advisory
http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3549
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32266 third party advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5461?
CVE-2007-5461 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5461?
To fix CVE-2007-5461, 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-2007-5461 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5461 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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