CVE-2007-0450
Apache HTTP Server < 5.5.22 - Path Traversal
Title source: ruleDescription
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.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WRITEUP
VERIFIED
by D. Matscheko · textremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29739
References (56)
... and 36 more
Scores
EPSS
0.9113
EPSS Percentile
99.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (3)
apache/http_server
apache/tomcat
5.0.0 - 5.5.22
org.apache.tomcat/tomcat
5.0 - 5.5.22Maven
Published
Mar 16, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026