Title : Apache Tomcat JK Connector Double Encoded Dot Dot Security Bypass Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-1941 CVE ID : CVE-2007-1860
Rated as : Low Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-05-25
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Apache Tomcat JK Connector, which could be exploited by remote attackers to bypass security policies. This issue is caused by an error when handling double encoded ".." (dot dot) sequences in user-supplied URLs, which could be exploited by remote attackers to bypass control rules and gain unauthorized access to certain resources and URLs on the AJP backend.
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