THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2007-5685
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2007-5685

Shttp vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
3.5%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
The safe_path function in shttp before 0.0.5 allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read files via a combination of ".." and sub-directory specifiers that resolve to a pathname that is at or below the same level as the web document root, but in a different part of the directory tree.
Affected vendor
Serverkit
Affected product
Shttp
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2007-10-28

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 3.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-5685

  • Confirm whether Serverkit Shttp is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-5685.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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