Intrusion PreventionHTTP.Server.Backslash.Character.Directory.Traversal
Description
This indicates a possible exploit of a directory traversal vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server and Tomcat.
This flaw is due to an input validation error when processing URLs containing slash and backslash characters.
Affected Products
Apache Tomcat versions prior to 5.5.22
Apache Tomcat versions prior to 6.0.10
Impact
System compromise.
Recommended Actions
Upgrade to Apache Tomcat version 5.5.22 or 6.0.10 :
http://tomcat.apache.org
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
| Date | Version | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-16 | 13.473 | Sig Added |
| ID | 14550 |
| Created | May 11, 2007 |
| Updated | Nov 15, 2021 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2007-0450 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 97.26% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows, Linux |
| Affected App | Apache |