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CVE-2007-5461 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

see all 144 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apache tomcat	4.0.0 4.0.1 4.0.2 4.0.3 4.0.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.17:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.18:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.19:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.20:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.21:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.22:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.23:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.24:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.25:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.26:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.27:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.28:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.29:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.30:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.31:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.32:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.33:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.34:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.35:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.36:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

apache tomcat

4.0.0

4.0.1

4.0.2

4.0.3

4.0.4

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

16 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2020	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 3, 2020	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 25, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 21, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 15, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 25, 2016	CVE Translated	[email protected]
Oct 24, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 24, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 16, 2007	Initial Analysis	[email protected]