MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in Sergey Lyubka Simple HTTPD (shttpd) 1.38 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the URI
Published Dec 17, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.74%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Sergey Lyubka Simple HTTPD (shttpd) 1.38 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the URI.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.74% 0.02739
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02739
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.74% (0.02739) | 85.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.74% (0.02739) | 84.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.83% (0.10833) | 92.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.89% (0.16887) | 91.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.83% (0.10833) | 92.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.40% (0.02403) | 89.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.07% (0.01067) | 84.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | 1.63% (0.01629) | 87.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 1.79% (0.01786) | 86.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 23, 2023 | 1.80% (0.01797) | 86.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | 1.66% (0.01663) | 85.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.34% (0.02340) | 88.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/shttpd-adv.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://osvdb.org/44013 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3457 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=20071203130540.6e482c20.aluigi%40autistici.org&forum_name=shttpd-general mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484761/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26768 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4700 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/shttpd-adv.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://osvdb.org/44013 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3457 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=20071203130540.6e482c20.aluigi%40autistici.org&forum_name=shttpd-general | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484761/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26768 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4700 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 17, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 17, 2007
Link CVE-2007-6404
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a