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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2007-5685 json

The safe_path function in shttp before 0.0.5 allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read files via a combinatio…

published 2007-10-28 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-5657

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.5%
EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The safe_path function in shttp before 0.0.5 allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read files via a combination of ".." and sub-directory specifiers that resolve to a pathname that is at or below the same level as the web document root, but in a different part of the directory tree.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-30711)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-30711 Shttp 0.0.x - Directory Traversal remote, 2007-10-25
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26212 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

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

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.