CVE-2007-5473

StaticFileHandler.cs in System.Web in Mono before 1.2.5.2, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to obtain source code of sensitive files via a request containing a trailing (1) space or (2) dot, which is not properly handled by XSP.

Published: 2007-10-18 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-5473 is rated Moderate Risk (40/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5473

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-02 0.33% 0.35% +0.02%
2 2025-03-30 0.39% 0.33% -0.06%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.39% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5473

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-5473

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-5473

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2007-5473 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (mono), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5473

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5473

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mono mono <= 1.2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:mono:mono:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5473

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