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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-1860 · published 25 May 2007

CVE-2007-1860: Apache tomcat jk web server connector path traversal vulnerability

Apache · Tomcat Jk Web Server Connector

mod_jk in Apache Tomcat JK Web Server Connector 1.2.x before 1.2.23 decodes request URLs within the Apache HTTP Server before passing the URL to Tomcat, which allows remote attackers to access protected pages via a crafted prefix JkMount, possibly involving double-encoded .. (dot dot) sequences and directory traversal, a related issue to CVE-2007-0450.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 13% · top 3.8% CWE-22 · Path traversal
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
68References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

mod_jk in Apache Tomcat JK Web Server Connector 1.2.x before 1.2.23 decodes request URLs within the Apache HTTP Server before passing the URL to Tomcat, which allows remote attackers to access protected pages via a crafted prefix JkMount, possibly involving double-encoded .. (dot dot) sequences and directory traversal, a related issue to CVE-2007-0450.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01178795
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/25383 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25701 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26235 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26512 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27037 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29242 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-15.xml
http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/news/20070301.html#20070518.1 Patch
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-jk.html Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1312
http://www.osvdb.org/34877
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0379.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24147
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018138
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1941 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3386 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34496
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1981925%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7a23e245c93235c503900da854a143596d901bf1a1f67e851a5de4%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e060c9935%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ba661b0edd913b39ff129a32d855620dd861883ade05fd88a8ce517d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c616dfc49156e4b06ffab842800c80f4425924d0f20c452c127a53c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.or
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.or
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8e8c091182b45daa50d3557cad9b10bb4198e3f08cf8f1c66a1b08d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.or
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6002
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01178795
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/25383 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25701 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-1860), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.