CVE-2007-1742
suexec in Apache HTTP Server (httpd) 2.2.3 uses a partial comparison for verifying whether the current directory is within the document root, which might allow local users to perform unauthorized operations on incorrect directories, as demonstrated using "html_backup" and "htmleditor" under an "html" directory. NOTE: the researcher, who is reliable, claims that the vendor disputes the issue because "the attacks described rely on an insecure server configuration" in which the user "has write access to the document root."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 3.7 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 0.7% (53th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-1736)
- Published
- April 13, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-1736 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apache / http server
References
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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