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medium 5.0

CVE-2007-0450 json

Apache Tomcat Directory Traversal

published 2007-03-16 19 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also EUVD-2022-2420 , GHSA-4prh-gqw8-rgh5

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
91.2%
EPSS 91.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.8%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server and Tomcat 5.x before 5.5.22 and 6.x before 6.0.10, when using certain proxy modules (mod_proxy, mod_rewrite, mod_jk), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence with combinations of (1) "/" (slash), (2) "\" (backslash), and (3) URL-encoded backslash (%5C) characters in the URL, which are valid separators in Tomcat but not in Apache.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 5.5.22, 6.0.10
  • apache tomcat 5.5.22, 6.0.10
  • org.apache.tomcat tomcat 5.5.22, 6.0.10
  • ant certificate system 7.3 1.6.5-1jpp_1rh
  • axis certificate system 7.3 1.2.1-1jpp_3rh
  • mx4j certificate system 7.3 1:3.0.1-1jpp_4rh
  • log4j certificate system 7.3 1.2.12-1jpp_1rh
  • tomcat5 certificate system 7.3 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.16
  • rhpki-ca certificate system 7.3 7.3.0-20.el4
  • pcsc-lite certificate system 7.3 1.3.3-3.el4
  • rhpki-kra certificate system 7.3 7.3.0-14.el4

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0602RHSA-2008:0524RHSA-2008:0261RHSA-2007:1069RHSA-2007:0360RHSA-2007:0340

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2007-0450 updated

tomcat directory traversal

  • Red Hat Application Server 3AS tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_5rh, tomcat5-webapps 5.0.30-0jpp_5rh, tomcat5-admin-webapps 5.0.30-0jpp_5rh Red Hat Application Server 3ES tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_5rh, tomcat5-webapps 5.0.30-0jpp_5rh, tomcat5-admin-webapps 5.0.30-0jpp_5rh Red Hat Application Server 3WS tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_5rh, tomcat5-webapps 5.0.30-0jpp_5rh, tomcat5-admin-webapps 5.0.30-0jpp_5rh
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0340
  • Red Hat Application Server v2 4AS tomcat5 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, tomcat5-jasper 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, tomcat5-webapps 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, jakarta-commons-modeler 2.0-3jpp_2rh, tomcat5-common-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, tomcat5-server-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, +7 more Red Hat Application Server v2 4ES tomcat5 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, tomcat5-jasper 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, tomcat5-webapps 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, jakarta-commons-modeler 2.0-3jpp_2rh, tomcat5-common-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, tomcat5-server-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, +7 more Red Hat Application Server v2 4WS tomcat5 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, tomcat5-jasper 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, tomcat5-webapps 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, jakarta-commons-modeler 2.0-3jpp_2rh, tomcat5-common-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, tomcat5-server-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0326
  • Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) jbossas 4.0.5-2.CP04.el4s1.2 Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) jbossas 4.0.5-2.CP04.el4s1.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0360
  • Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4AS ant 1.6.5-1jpp_1rh, axis 1.2.1-1jpp_3rh, mx4j 3.0.1-1jpp_4rh, log4j 1.2.12-1jpp_1rh, pcsc-lite 1.3.3-3.el4, rhpki-ca 7.3.0-20.el4, +31 more Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ES ant 1.6.5-1jpp_1rh, axis 1.2.1-1jpp_3rh, mx4j 3.0.1-1jpp_4rh, log4j 1.2.12-1jpp_1rh, pcsc-lite 1.3.3-3.el4, rhpki-ca 7.3.0-20.el4, +31 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0602
  • Red Hat Developer Suite v.3 (AS v.4) tomcat5 5.5.23-0jpp_6rh, tomcat5-jasper 5.5.23-0jpp_6rh, tomcat5-common-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_6rh, tomcat5-server-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_6rh, tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api 5.5.23-0jpp_6rh, jakarta-commons-modeler 2.0-3jpp_3rh, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0328
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) tomcat5 5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5, tomcat5-jasper 5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5, tomcat5-webapps 5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5, tomcat5-common-lib 5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5, tomcat5-server-lib 5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5, tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api 5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) tomcat5 5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5, tomcat5-jasper 5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5, tomcat5-webapps 5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5, tomcat5-common-lib 5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5, tomcat5-server-lib 5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5, tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api 5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5, +5 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) tomcat5 5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5, tomcat5-jasper 5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5, tomcat5-webapps 5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5, tomcat5-common-lib 5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5, tomcat5-server-lib 5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5, tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api 5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0327
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS) tyrex 1.0.1-2jpp_2rh, jabberd 2.0s10-3.38.rhn, jfreechart 0.9.20-3.rhn, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_6rh, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_10rh, perl-Crypt-CBC 2.24-1.el4, +7 more Red Hat Satellite v 4.0 (RHEL v.3 AS) tyrex 1.0.1-2jpp_2rh, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_6rh, jakarta-commons-pool 1.2-2jpp_2rh Red Hat Satellite v 4.0 (RHEL v.4 AS) tyrex 1.0.1-2jpp_2rh, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_6rh, jakarta-commons-pool 1.2-2jpp_2rh Red Hat Satellite v 4.1 (RHEL v.3 AS) tyrex 1.0.1-2jpp_2rh, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_6rh, jakarta-commons-pool 1.2-2jpp_2rh Red Hat Satellite v 4.1 (RHEL v.4 AS) tyrex 1.0.1-2jpp_2rh, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_6rh, jakarta-commons-pool 1.2-2jpp_2rh Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS) tyrex 1.0.1-2jpp_2rh, jabberd 2.0s10-3.37.rhn, jfreechart 0.9.20-3.rhn, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_6rh, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_10rh, perl-Crypt-CBC 2.24-1.el3, +7 more
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS) tyrex 1.0.1-2jpp_2rh, jabberd 2.0s10-3.38.rhn, jfreechart 0.9.20-3.rhn, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_6rh, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_10rh, perl-Crypt-CBC 2.24-1.el4, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:1069
  • Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) jbossas-ejb3 1.0.0-0.2.rc9.CP04.el4s1.2 Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) jbossas-ejb3 1.0.0-0.2.rc9.CP04.el4s1.2
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-29739)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

91.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-29739 Apache Tomcat 5.x/6.0.x - Directory Traversal remote, 2007-03-14

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
>=5.0, <5.5.22
>=6.0, <6.0.10
5.5.22
6.0.10

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: This is a very old CVE that NVD was declaring every version of Apache HTTP server as being vulnerable to. The existing references only mention tomcat, not Apache HTTP server, so removing Apache HTTP .