01 Record
CVE-2007-5685
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 88.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-10-28 16:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 15:39Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-10-28
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 4370dff6c758db579555412a33ec04f01ddd8484e014f691e0e9cdc0c6170c59
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com20071025 Directory traversal flaw in shttphttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482797/100/0/threaded
- serverkit.orghttp://serverkit.org/modules/contrib/shttp/shttp-0.0.5.tar.gz
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comshttp-safepath-directory-traversal(37455)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37455
- osvdb.org43607http://osvdb.org/43607
- www.digineo.co.ukhttp://www.digineo.co.uk/shttp_directory_traversal
- www.securityfocus.com26212http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26212