CVE-2007-1860 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can access protected pages via crafted URLs with double-encoded traversal sequences in the Apache Tomcat JK Connector.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2007-1860?

CVE-2007-1860 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 May 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1860?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (8)
mod_jk Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2All versions0:1.2.20-1jpp_2rh
mod_jk-ap20 Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2All versions0:1.2.20-1jpp_2rh
mod_jk-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2All versions0:1.2.20-1jpp_2rh
mod_jk-manual Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2All versions0:1.2.20-1jpp_2rh
mod_jk Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:1All versions0:1.2.20-1.el4s1.5
mod_jk-ap20 Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:1All versions0:1.2.20-1.el4s1.5
mod_jk-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:1All versions0:1.2.20-1.el4s1.5
mod_jk-manual Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:1All versions0:1.2.20-1.el4s1.5

Products include Apache Tomcat Jk Web Server Connector.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1860?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2007-1860 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1860 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1860, DSA-1312-1, GHSA-hr63-37xg-3w68, RHSA-2007:0379, RHSA-2007:0380.

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