CVE-2007-5731

Published: Oct 30, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

3.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 6.8 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Apache Jakarta Slide 2.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a WebDAV write request that specifies an entity with a SYSTEM tag, a related issue to CVE-2007-5461.

Affected (1)

Products: Apache: Jakarta Slide

Apache

1 product

Jakarta Slide

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apache Jakarta Slide	Version 2.1

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (10)

http://osvdb.org/38673

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27467

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/jakarta/slide/trunk/src/webdav/server/org/apache/slide/webdav/method/LockMethod.java?view=log&sortby=date&pathrev=590976

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3699

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4567

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/38673