{"cve":"CVE-2007-5342","nvd":{"published":"2007-12-27T22:46:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:45:56.123","status":"Modified","description":"The default catalina.policy in the JULI logging component in Apache Tomcat 5.5.9 through 5.5.25 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.15 does not restrict certain permissions for web applications, which allows attackers to modify logging configuration options and overwrite arbitrary files, as demonstrated by changing the (1) level, (2) directory, and (3) prefix attributes in the org.apache.juli.FileHandler handler.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2","http://osvdb.org/39833","http://secunia.com/advisories/28274"],"products":["apache:tomcat"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:49:50.107194424+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2007-5342","score":0.05156,"percentile":0.92432,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-w65j-cmqc-37p2","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-w65j-cmqc-37p2","summary":"JULI logging component in Apache Tomcat does not restrict certain permissions for web applications","modified":"2023-11-08T03:56:48.676445Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-juli","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-juli","ranges":[">=5.5.9 <=5.5.25"],"fixed":[]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-juli","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-juli","ranges":[">=6.0.0 <=6.0.15"],"fixed":[]}]}],"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."]}