CVE-2007-6404 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.7% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Sergey Lyubka Simple HTTPD (shttpd) 1.38 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the URI.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.74% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-12-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows |
| shttp | shttp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Simple HTTPd 1.38 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2007-12-07 |
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/shttpd-adv.txt
- http://osvdb.org/44013
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3457
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=20071203130540.6e482c20.aluigi%40autistici.org&forum_name=shttpd-general
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484761/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26768
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4700
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/shttpd-adv.txt
- http://osvdb.org/44013
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3457
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=20071203130540.6e482c20.aluigi%40autistici.org&forum_name=shttpd-general
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484761/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26768
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4700
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