{"cve":"CVE-2007-1742","nvd":{"published":"2007-04-13T17:19:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:38:13.070","status":"Modified","description":"suexec in Apache HTTP Server (httpd) 2.2.3 uses a partial comparison for verifying whether the current directory is within the document root, which might allow local users to perform unauthorized operations on incorrect directories, as demonstrated using \"html_backup\" and \"htmleditor\" under an \"html\" directory.  NOTE: the researcher, who is reliable, claims that the vendor disputes the issue because \"the attacks described rely on an insecure server configuration\" in which the user \"has write access to the document root.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=511","http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=117511568709063&w=2","http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=117511834512138&w=2","http://osvdb.org/38640","http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017904"],"products":["apache:http_server"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:46:28.846926071+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2007-1742","score":0.00687,"percentile":0.52689,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}