CVE-2007-5461

LOWCVSS v2 · 3.53.5—
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence

This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 3.5 — v2 rates that LOW (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:M/Au:S/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 39.7% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.

Sources: epss, nvd_v2
Weaponized
3.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 40%CVSS v2: 3.5Exploit: Exploit-DB (verified) · epss top5pct · public exploitExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.0.0 through 4.0.6, 4.1.0, 5.0.0, 5.5.0 through 5.5.25, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.14, under certain configurations, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a WebDAV write request that specifies an entity with a SYSTEM tag.

CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
3.5LOWNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
EG Score
3.5(low)
EG Risk
46(Track)
EG Risk 46/100SSVC: 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 computed
Severity35% × 45%
Exploitation65% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
40%
EPSS %ILE
98%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 15, 2007

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

References (144)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2007-5461(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(9)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatxml-commons-0:1.3.02-2jpp_1rh2010-08-04redhat
redhattomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.92008-10-02redhat
redhattomcat5-0:5.0.30-0jpp_10rh2008-08-13redhat
redhattomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp_11rh2008-04-28redhat
redhatrh-eap-docs-0:4.2.0-3.GA_CP02.ep1.1.el42008-04-02redhat
redhatrh-eap-docs-0:4.2.0-3.GA_CP02.ep1.1.el5.12008-04-02redhat
redhatwsdl4j-0:1.6.2-1jpp.ep1.82008-03-24redhat
redhattomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_12008-03-11redhat
mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcat—ghsa

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)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat———

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(9)

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.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 28× 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.

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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-4552✓ verified
    First seen Oct 21, 2007

    Apache Tomcat - WebDAV SSL Remote File Disclosure

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-4530✓ verified
    First seen Oct 14, 2007

    Apache Tomcat - 'WebDAV' Remote File Disclosure

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2007-5461?
CVE-2007-5461 is a low vulnerability published on October 15, 2007. Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.0.0 through 4.0.6, 4.1.0, 5.0.0, 5.5.0 through 5.5.25, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.14, under certain configurations, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a WebDAV write request that specifies an entity with a SYSTEM tag.
When was CVE-2007-5461 disclosed?
CVE-2007-5461 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 15, 2007, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2007-5461 actively exploited?
CVE-2007-5461 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 1.5% of all scored CVEs.
How do I remediate CVE-2007-5461?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2007-5461, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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