CVE-2007-5685 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the shttp web server's safe_path function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-5685?
CVE-2007-5685 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5685?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Serverkit Shttp.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5685?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5685 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2007-5685 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-5685 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fp8w-ccf9-rfr2.