Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server and Tomcat 5.x before 5.5.22 and 6.x before 6.0.10, when using certain proxy modules (mod_proxy, mod_rewrite, mod_jk), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence with combinations of (1) "/" (slash), (2) "\" (backslash), and (3) URL-encoded backslash (%5C) characters in the URL, which are valid separators in Tomcat but not in Apache.
CVE-2007-0450
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 5.0 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 90.8% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- 1,745 internet-exposed hosts are running an affected version right now
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 91%
- Public exploit code is available (Exploit-DB (verified), epss top5pct, epss high, public exploit)
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1,745 internet-exposed hosts are running an affected version of CVE-2007-0450 right now.
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- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 5.0MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 5.0(low)
- EG Risk
- 63(Track)EG Risk 63/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity50% × 45%Exploitation91% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 91%
- EPSS %ILE
- 100%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 16, 2007
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (112)
- secalert@redhathttp://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/01/23.aspx
- secalert@redhathttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
- secalert@redhathttp://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01178795
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000003.html
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/24732
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/25106
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/25280
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/26235
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/26660
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/27037
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/28365
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/30899
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/30908
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33668
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2007-0450(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | xml-commons-0:1.3.02-2jpp_1rh | 2010-08-04 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat5-0:5.0.30-0jpp_10rh | 2008-06-30 | redhat |
| redhat | tyrex-0:1.0.1-2jpp_2rh | 2007-11-26 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp_6rh | 2007-05-24 | redhat |
| redhat | jbossas-0:4.0.5-2.CP04.el4s1.2 | 2007-05-24 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3 | 2007-05-21 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5 | 2007-05-14 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat5-0:5.0.30-0jpp_5rh | 2007-05-08 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | — | 6.0.10 | — |
Additional Vendor Advisories
(8)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2007:0326IMPORTANT2007-03-14
RHSA-2007:0326 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2007:0327IMPORTANT2007-03-14
RHSA-2007:0327 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2007:0328IMPORTANT2007-03-14
RHSA-2007:0328 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2007:0340IMPORTANT2007-03-14
RHSA-2007:0340 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2007:0360IMPORTANT2007-03-14
RHSA-2007:0360 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2007:1069IMPORTANT2007-03-14
RHSA-2007:1069 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0261IMPORTANT2007-03-14
RHSA-2008:0261 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0524IMPORTANT2007-03-14
RHSA-2008:0524 — Important
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 18× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-26 13:31 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.00
- 2026-07-24 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-23 00:52 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-23 00:39 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-07-23 00:36 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-07-23 00:36 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-07-23 00:35 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-07-23 00:33 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-07-23 00:33 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-07-23 00:31 UTCEG score recompute▼ 9.00
- 2026-07-22 23:56 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 21:36 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 16:54 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-04 06:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-06-28 04:52 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-23 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-06-07 15:21 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-06-06 13:44 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-06-02 20:10 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-02 20:10 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-31 03:43 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-31 03:43 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-21 22:38 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-18 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-18 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore
Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-29739✓ verifiedFirst seen Mar 14, 2007
Apache Tomcat 5.x/6.0.x - Directory Traversal
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