CVE-2007-6612

6.4 MEDIUM 3% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

Directory traversal vulnerability in DirHandler (lib/mongrel/handlers.rb) in Mongrel 1.0.4 and 1.1.x before 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an HTTP request containing double-encoded sequences (".%252e").

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 3.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2008-01-03 22:46 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:48 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 3.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 6.4 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2008-01-03 22:46 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:48 UTC
Exploit probability: 3.0% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-22 · Path traversal
Record status: Modified

Affected

Mongrel 1.0.4
Mongrel 1.1.1
Mongrel 1.1.2

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.4

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: Partial
Availability: None

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record