# CVE-2007-1860: Path traversal in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 25 May 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1860, DSA-1312-1, GHSA-hr63-37xg-3w68, RHSA-2007:0379, RHSA-2007:0380

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1860?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mod_jk` | Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2 | All versions | 0:1.2.20-1jpp_2rh |
| `mod_jk-ap20` | Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2 | All versions | 0:1.2.20-1jpp_2rh |
| `mod_jk-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2 | All versions | 0:1.2.20-1jpp_2rh |
| `mod_jk-manual` | Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2 | All versions | 0:1.2.20-1jpp_2rh |
| `mod_jk` | Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:1 | All versions | 0:1.2.20-1.el4s1.5 |
| `mod_jk-ap20` | Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:1 | All versions | 0:1.2.20-1.el4s1.5 |
| `mod_jk-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:1 | All versions | 0:1.2.20-1.el4s1.5 |
| `mod_jk-manual` | Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:1 | All versions | 0:1.2.20-1.el4s1.5 |

Products: Apache Tomcat Jk Web Server Connector.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-1860?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2007-1860 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-0774](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0774/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-1860 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1860/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1860/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1860
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1860
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-1860

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