CVE-2007-5685 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.5% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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 pathname that is at or below the same level as the web document root, but in a different part of the directory tree.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.48% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-10-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| serverkit | shttp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Shttp 0.0.x - Directory Traversal | 2007-10-25 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/43607
- http://serverkit.org/modules/contrib/shttp/shttp-0.0.5.tar.gz
- http://www.digineo.co.uk/shttp_directory_traversal
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482797/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26212
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37455
- http://osvdb.org/43607
- http://serverkit.org/modules/contrib/shttp/shttp-0.0.5.tar.gz
- http://www.digineo.co.uk/shttp_directory_traversal
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482797/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26212
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37455
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