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CVE-2007-5473

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2007-10-18 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

StaticFileHandler.cs in System.Web in Mono before 1.2.5.2, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to obtain source code of sensitive files via a request containing a trailing (1) space or (2) dot, which is not properly handled by XSP.

Affected products

• mono: through 1.2.5.1

References

• http://anonsvn.mono-project.com/viewcvs/trunk/mcs/class/System.Web/System.Web/StaticFileHandler.cs
• http://osvdb.org/41871
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27349
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26166
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37341
• http://anonsvn.mono-project.com/viewcvs/trunk/mcs/class/System.Web/System.Web/StaticFileHandler.cs
• http://osvdb.org/41871
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27349
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26166
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37341

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