# CVE-2007-1437: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication and overwrite files, while authenticated users can execute unauthorized code via a custom error function.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 Mar 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1437, GHSA-9349-mw6p-6hqh

## What is CVE-2007-1437?

CVE-2007-1437 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Mar 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in LedgerSMB before 1.1.5 and SQL-Ledger before 2.6.25 allows remote attackers to overwrite files and possibly bypass authentication, and remote authenticated users to execute unauthorized code, by calling a custom error function that returns from execution.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1437?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ledgersmb Ledgersmb, Sql-Ledger Sql-Ledger.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-1437?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2007-1437 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1437 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-3907](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3907/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-1329](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1329/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2018-9246](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9246/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2008-4077](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4077/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-23831](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23831/): Privilege escalation through CSRF attack on 'setup.pl' (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-1437 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-1437 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Mar 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1437 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-2007-1437/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1437/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1437
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1437
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-1437

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1437/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.