# 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.

- **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:** No
- **Published:** 28 Oct 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fp8w-ccf9-rfr2

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5685?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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:

- Shttp 0.0.x - Directory Traversal (exploitdb)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-5685 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-5685 exists.

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-2007-5685/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5685/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5685
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5685
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-5685

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