CVE-2007-1742

low Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
3.7
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS Score
0.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 62% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
P
Availability
P
Published: April 13, 2007 (6971 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

Description

suexec in Apache HTTP Server (httpd) 2.2.3 uses a partial comparison for verifying whether the current directory is within the document root, which might allow local users to perform unauthorized operations on incorrect directories, as demonstrated using "html_backup" and "htmleditor" under an "html" directory. NOTE: the researcher, who is reliable, claims that the vendor disputes the issue because "the attacks described rely on an insecure server configuration" in which the user "has write access to the document root."

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

apache http server

References

🔗 labs.idefense.com 🔗 marc.info 🔗 marc.info 🔗 osvdb.org 🔗 www.securitytracker.com