# CVE-2007-1009: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Local attackers can bypass installation authorization checks by modifying the InstallScript.iap_xml configuration file to remove password or serial number verification sections.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Apr 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g4g9-v85h-jmwp

## What is CVE-2007-1009?

CVE-2007-1009 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Apr 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Macrovision InstallAnywhere Enterprise before 8.0.1 uses the InstallScript.iap_xml configuration file without integrity protection to verify authorization for installing an application, which allows local users to perform unauthorized installations by removing the (1) password or (2) serial number verification sections from this file.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1009?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Macrovision Installanywhere.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-1009?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1009 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-1009 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1009 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-1009 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-1009 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Apr 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1009 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1009/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1009/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1009
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1009
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-1009

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1009/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.