CVE-2007-5473 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

StaticFileHandler.cs in System.Web in Mono before 1.2.5.2, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to obtain source code of sensitive files via a request containing a trailing (1) space or (2) dot, which is not properly handled by XSP.

Published: 2007-10-18

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mono:mono:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-5448	StaticFileHandler.cs in System.Web in Mono before 1.2.5.2, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to obtain source code of sensitive files via a request containing a trailing (1) space or (2) dot, which is not properly handled by XSP.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00351.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://anonsvn.mono-project.com/viewcvs/trunk/mcs/class/System.Web/System.Web/StaticFileHandler.cs
http://osvdb.org/41871
http://secunia.com/advisories/27349
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26166
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37341

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows

Mono Mono

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-18T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:31:58.818Z

Reserved: 2007-10-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5473

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-10-18T18:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-5473

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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