CVE-2007-5461
LOW · CVSS 3.5EPSS 39.7%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 3.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- EPSS score
- 39.7% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2022-5288)
- Published
- October 15, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-5288 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
References
- 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
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-users/200710.mbox/%3C47135C2D.1000705%40apache.org%3E
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119239530508382(Exploit)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0630.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27398
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27446
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27481
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27727
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28317
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28361
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29242
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29313
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29711
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30802
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30899
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30908
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31493
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32120
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32266
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-10.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239312-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21286112
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1447
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1453
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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