Directory Traversal Affecting tomcat5 package, versions <0:5.0.30-0jpp_10rh


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
13.17% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-TOMCAT5-9882610
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed21 May 2007

Introduced: 21 May 2007

CVE-2007-1860  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 tomcat5 to version 0:5.0.30-0jpp_10rh or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2008:0261.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat5 package and not the tomcat5 package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

mod_jk in Apache Tomcat JK Web Server Connector 1.2.x before 1.2.23 decodes request URLs within the Apache HTTP Server before passing the URL to Tomcat, which allows remote attackers to access protected pages via a crafted prefix JkMount, possibly involving double-encoded .. (dot dot) sequences and directory traversal, a related issue to CVE-2007-0450.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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