CVE-2007-6672

Mortbay Jetty 6.1.5 and 6.1.6 allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms and read the source of files via multiple '/' (slash) characters in the URI.

Published: 2008-01-08 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-6672 is rated Moderate Risk (53.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.83%). EPSS rose +2.72% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6672

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 2026-06-15 1.11% 3.83% +2.72%
2 2025-09-21 0.53% 1.11% +0.58%
3 2025-09-08 — 0.53% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-6672

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-2007-6672

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2007-6672

GHSA-4jjw-xrr6-9v3p · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Mortbay Jetty Double Slash URI Information Disclosure Vulnerability

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-6672

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6672
ubuntu low CVE-2007-6672 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (jetty), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): ignored 4, not-affected 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-6672

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-6672

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mortbay_jetty jetty 6.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay_jetty:jetty:6.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mortbay_jetty jetty 6.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:mortbay_jetty:jetty:6.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-6672

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