{
    "id": "CVE-2007-0450",
    "published": "2007-03-16 22:19:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:35:35",
    "cvss_score": "5.0",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-22",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.90768",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99802",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:15:31",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "apache",
            "product": "http_server"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "apache",
            "product": "tomcat"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "29739",
            "title": "Apache Tomcat 5.x/6.0.x - Directory Traversal",
            "date": "2007-03-14",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29739"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/01/23.aspx",
        "http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172",
        "http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01178795",
        "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html",
        "http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000003.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/24732",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/25106",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/25280",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/26235",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/26660",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/27037",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/28365",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/30899",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/30908",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33668",
        "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-03.xml",
        "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2446",
        "http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239312-1",
        "http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-206.htm",
        "http://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=197540",
        "http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html",
        "http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html",
        "http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html",
        "http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200702e.html",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:241"
    ]
}