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.
CVE-2007-5461
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 98.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 15, 2007
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (144)
- secalert@redhathttp://geronimo.apache.org/2007/10/18/potential-vulnerability-in-apache-tomcat-webdav-servlet.html
- secalert@redhathttp://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3549
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- secalert@redhathttp://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-users/200710.mbox/%3C47135C2D.1000705%40apache.org%3E
- secalert@redhathttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
- secalert@redhathttp://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119239530508382
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0630.html
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/27398
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/27446
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/27481
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/27727
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/28317
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 / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | xml-commons-0:1.3.02-2jpp_1rh | 2010-08-04 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9 | 2008-10-02 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat5-0:5.0.30-0jpp_10rh | 2008-08-13 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp_11rh | 2008-04-28 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-eap-docs-0:4.2.0-3.GA_CP02.ep1.1.el4 | 2008-04-02 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-eap-docs-0:4.2.0-3.GA_CP02.ep1.1.el5.1 | 2008-04-02 | redhat |
| redhat | wsdl4j-0:1.6.2-1jpp.ep1.8 | 2008-03-24 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.3.el5_1 | 2008-03-11 | redhat |
| maven | org.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)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0042IMPORTANT2007-10-14
RHSA-2008:0042 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0151IMPORTANT2007-10-14
RHSA-2008:0151 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0158IMPORTANT2007-10-14
RHSA-2008:0158 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0195IMPORTANT2007-10-14
RHSA-2008:0195 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0213IMPORTANT2007-10-14
RHSA-2008:0213 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0261IMPORTANT2007-10-14
RHSA-2008:0261 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0524IMPORTANT2007-10-14
RHSA-2008:0524 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0630IMPORTANT2007-10-14
RHSA-2008:0630 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0862IMPORTANT2007-10-14
RHSA-2008:0862 — Important
Data Freshness Timeline
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- 2026-05-31 00:31 UTCVendor advisory
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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✓ verifiedFirst seen Oct 21, 2007
Apache Tomcat - WebDAV SSL Remote File Disclosure
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-4530✓ verifiedFirst seen Oct 14, 2007
Apache Tomcat - 'WebDAV' Remote File Disclosure
Open source ↗
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