TI-2007-05458 Aliases CVE-2007-5685 GHSA-fp8w-ccf9-rfr2

The safe_path function in shttp before 0.0.5 allows remote attackers to conduct directory…

LOW 29CWE-22Published 2007-10-28 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03477 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:serverkit:shttp::::::::	up to 0.0.4	Vulnerable	Serverkit

cpe:2.3:a:serverkit:shttp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.0.4 Vulnerable ·Serverkit

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5685
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fp8w-ccf9-rfr2

References

Patch 2

Other 1

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Sources

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