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 pathname that is at or below the same level as the web document root, but in a different part of the directory tree.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS

3.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 89th percentile

Published

2007-10-28

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30711

Security advisories

• http://serverkit.org/modules/contrib/shttp/shttp-0.0.5.tar.gz
• http://www.digineo.co.uk/shttp_directory_traversal
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26212

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry