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medium 5.0

CVE-2007-1860 json

mod_jk in Apache Tomcat JK Web Server Connector 1.2.x before 1.2.23 decodes request URLs within the Apache HTTP Server before passing the U…

published 2007-05-25 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-1854

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
13.2%
EPSS 13.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

mod_jk in Apache Tomcat JK Web Server Connector 1.2.x before 1.2.23 decodes request URLs within the Apache HTTP Server before passing the URL to Tomcat, which allows remote attackers to access protected pages via a crafted prefix JkMount, possibly involving double-encoded .. (dot dot) sequences and directory traversal, a related issue to CVE-2007-0450.

Patch / fix

  • libapache-mod-jk Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:1.2.23-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1860

  • jabberd network satellite 4.2 2.0s10-3.37.rhn
  • jabberd network satellite 5.0, network satellite 4.2 2.0s10-3.38.rhn
  • tomcat5 network satellite 5.0, network satellite 4.2 5.0.30-0jpp_10rh
  • jfreechart network satellite 5.0, network satellite 4.2 0.9.20-3.rhn
  • rhn-apache network satellite 4.2 1.3.27-36.rhn.rhel3
  • rhn-apache network satellite 5.0, network satellite 4.2 1.3.27-36.rhn.rhel4
  • rhn-modssl network satellite 4.2 2.8.12-8.rhn.10.rhel3
  • rhn-modssl network satellite 5.0, network satellite 4.2 2.8.12-8.rhn.10.rhel4

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0524RHSA-2008:0261RHSA-2007:0380RHSA-2007:0379

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-2007-1860 updated

mod_jk sends decoded URL to tomcat

  • Red Hat Application Server v2 4AS mod_jk 1.2.20-1jpp_2rh, mod_jk-ap20 1.2.20-1jpp_2rh, mod_jk-manual 1.2.20-1jpp_2rh Red Hat Application Server v2 4ES mod_jk 1.2.20-1jpp_2rh, mod_jk-ap20 1.2.20-1jpp_2rh, mod_jk-manual 1.2.20-1jpp_2rh Red Hat Application Server v2 4WS mod_jk 1.2.20-1jpp_2rh, mod_jk-ap20 1.2.20-1jpp_2rh, mod_jk-manual 1.2.20-1jpp_2rh
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0380
  • Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) mod_jk 1.2.20-1.el4s1.5, mod_jk-ap20 1.2.20-1.el4s1.5, mod_jk-manual 1.2.20-1.el4s1.5 Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) mod_jk 1.2.20-1.el4s1.5, mod_jk-ap20 1.2.20-1.el4s1.5, mod_jk-manual 1.2.20-1.el4s1.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0379
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS) jabberd 2.0s10-3.38.rhn, jfreechart 0.9.20-3.rhn, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_10rh, perl-Crypt-CBC 2.24-1.el4, rhn-modperl 1.29-16.rhel4, openmotif21 2.1.30-11.RHEL4.6, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0261
  • Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS) jabberd 2.0s10-3.37.rhn, jfreechart 0.9.20-3.rhn, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_10rh, perl-Crypt-CBC 2.24-1.el3, rhn-modperl 1.29-16.rhel3, openmotif21 2.1.30-9.RHEL3.8, +4 more Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS) jabberd 2.0s10-3.38.rhn, jfreechart 0.9.20-3.rhn, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_10rh, perl-Crypt-CBC 2.24-1.el4, rhn-modperl 1.29-16.rhel4, openmotif21 2.1.30-11.RHEL4.6, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0524

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Exploit prediction

13.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

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

Classification

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

References

Sources

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