CVE-2007-6404 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Sergey Lyubka Simple HTTPD (shttpd) 1.38 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the URI.

Published: 2007-12-17

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 10.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

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

cpe:2.3:a:shttp:shttp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.10857.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/shttpd-adv.txt
http://osvdb.org/44013
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3457
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=20071203130540.6e482c20.aluigi%40autistici.org&forum_name=shttpd-general
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484761/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26768
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4700

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows

Shttp Shttp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-12-17T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:02:36.987Z

Reserved: 2007-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-6404

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-12-17T18:46:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-6404

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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