CVE-2007-5915 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in phphelpdesk 0.6.16 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the whattodo parameter.

Published: 2007-11-10

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 1.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phphelpdesk:phphelpdesk:0.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-5885	Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in phphelpdesk 0.6.16 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the whattodo parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0181.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3359
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483256/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26318
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38259

History

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Subscriptions

Phphelpdesk Phphelpdesk

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-11-10T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:47:00.635Z

Reserved: 2007-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5915

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-11-10T02:46:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:47:01.777

Link: CVE-2007-5915

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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