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
Published Apr 13, 2007
3.7
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.69%
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."
Affected products
No data.
- 2.2.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
These attacks are reliant on an insecure configuration of the server - that the user the server runs as has write access to the document root. The suexec security model is not intented to protect against privilege escalation in such a configuration
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.69% (0.00687) | 50.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.69% (0.00687) | 47.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00151) | 33.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.16% (0.01164) | 61.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.16% (0.01164) | 60.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.16% (0.01164) | 58.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.16% (0.01164) | 34.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=511 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=117511568709063&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=117511834512138&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://osvdb.org/38640 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017904 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-1742 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1742
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1742
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=511 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE | |
| http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=117511568709063&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=117511834512138&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://osvdb.org/38640 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017904 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-1742 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1742 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1742 |
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