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Vulnerability details: VCID-v94p-bxm3-akfd
Vulnerability ID VCID-v94p-bxm3-akfd
Aliases CVE-2007-5333
GHSA-cww4-vj5r-rx57
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
generic_textual MODERATE http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2309470767/index.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
epss 0.81599 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-5333
epss 0.81599 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-5333
epss 0.81599 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-5333
epss 0.81599 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-5333
epss 0.81599 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-5333
epss 0.81599 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-5333
epss 0.81599 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-5333
epss 0.81599 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-5333
epss 0.81599 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-5333
epss 0.81599 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-5333
generic_textual MODERATE https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532111
apache_tomcat Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5333
generic_textual MODERATE http://secunia.com/advisories/28878
generic_textual MODERATE http://secunia.com/advisories/28884
generic_textual MODERATE http://secunia.com/advisories/28915
generic_textual MODERATE http://secunia.com/advisories/29711
generic_textual MODERATE http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
generic_textual MODERATE http://secunia.com/advisories/30802
generic_textual MODERATE http://secunia.com/advisories/32036
generic_textual MODERATE http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
generic_textual MODERATE http://secunia.com/advisories/33330
generic_textual MODERATE http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
generic_textual MODERATE http://secunia.com/advisories/44183
generic_textual MODERATE http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
generic_textual MODERATE http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-10.xml
generic_textual MODERATE http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3636
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cww4-vj5r-rx57
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/apache/tomcat
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5333
generic_textual MODERATE https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11177
generic_textual MODERATE http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
generic_textual MODERATE http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00315.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00460.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24018932
generic_textual MODERATE http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27012047
generic_textual MODERATE http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27012048
generic_textual MODERATE http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ20133
generic_textual MODERATE http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ20991
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:018
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/JBoss_Enterprise_Application_Platform/4.2.0.cp08/html-single/Release_Notes/index.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487822/100/0/threaded
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27706
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0488
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2690
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Reference id Reference type URL
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2309470767/index.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html
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
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2007-5333.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2007-5333
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532111
http://secunia.com/advisories/28878
http://secunia.com/advisories/28884
http://secunia.com/advisories/28915
http://secunia.com/advisories/29711
http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
http://secunia.com/advisories/30802
http://secunia.com/advisories/32036
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
http://secunia.com/advisories/33330
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
http://secunia.com/advisories/44183
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-10.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3636
https://github.com/apache/tomcat
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11177
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00315.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00460.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24018932
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27012047
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27012048
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ20133
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ20991
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:018
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:176
http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/JBoss_Enterprise_Application_Platform/4.2.0.cp08/html-single/Release_Notes/index.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487822/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27706
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0488
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2690
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
427766 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=427766
CVE-2007-5333 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5333
CVE-2007-5333 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5333
CVE-2007-5333;OSVDB-41435 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/remote/31130.txt
CVE-2007-5333;OSVDB-41435 Exploit https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27706/info
GHSA-cww4-vj5r-rx57 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cww4-vj5r-rx57
GLSA-200804-10 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200804-10
RHSA-2009:1454 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1454
RHSA-2009:1563 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1563
RHSA-2009:1616 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1616
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Feb. 9, 2008
Description Apache Tomcat 6.0.15 - Cookie Quote Handling Remote Information Disclosure
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date Feb. 9, 2008
Exploit type remote
Platform multiple
Source update date Jan. 22, 2014
Source URL https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27706/info
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.99176
EPSS Score 0.81599
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:38:17.671562+00:00 Apache Tomcat Importer Import https://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html 38.0.0