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CVE-2007-5333
Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 through 6.0.14, 5.5.0 through 5.5.25, and 4.1.0 through 4.1.36 does not properly handle (1) double quote (")…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 62.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 through 6.0.14, 5.5.0 through 5.5.25, and 4.1.0 through 4.1.36 does not properly handle (1) double quote (") characters or (2) %5C (encoded backslash) sequences in a cookie value, which might cause sensitive information such as session IDs to be leaked to remote attackers and enable session hijacking attacks. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-3385.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Apache Tomcat 6.0.15 - Cookie Quote Handling Remote Information Disclosure (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 31130remote, multiplepublished 9 Feb 2008Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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By redhat
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 62.6% · top 0.8% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcatGHSA-cww4-vj5r-rx57 (opens in a new tab)
References
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- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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- 27706 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 3636 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- JVN#09470767 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1981 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- IZ20133 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11177 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 28915 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 37460 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- IZ20991 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- 31681 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 28884 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20080208 [SECURITY] CVE-2007-5333: Tomcat Cookie handling vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27012048 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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- 32036 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0488 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 44183 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-06-30 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:176 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:004 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
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- 30802 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27012047 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-1467 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- GLSA-200804-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-1603 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1856 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2780 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- HPSBST02955 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-10-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24018932 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 29711 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2009-3316 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532111 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [21/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [22/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [19/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [20/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20200203 svn commit: r1873527 [22/30] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [24/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [25/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2022-3654 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-cww4-vj5r-rx57 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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