CVE-2007-5484 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in wxis.exe in WWWISIS 7.1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the IsisScript parameter to iah.

Published: 2007-10-16

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 2.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wwwisis:wwwisis:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-5459	Directory traversal vulnerability in wxis.exe in WWWISIS 7.1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the IsisScript parameter to iah.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02896.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/40170
http://secunia.com/advisories/27198
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482356/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26079
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37215
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4529

History

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Subscriptions

Wwwisis Wwwisis

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-16T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:31:59.191Z

Reserved: 2007-10-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5484

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-10-16T23:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:46:14.917

Link: CVE-2007-5484

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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