# CVE-2007-1588: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute CGI programs with unintended privileges due to improper privilege dropping in MyServer.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Mar 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7gw7-pcfc-gmqv

## What is CVE-2007-1588?

CVE-2007-1588 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Mar 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

server.cpp in MyServer 0.8.5 calls Process::setuid before calling Process::setgid and thus does not properly drop privileges, which might allow remote attackers to execute CGI programs with unintended privileges.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1588?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Myserver Myserver.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-1588?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1588 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-1588 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1588 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-2414](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2414/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2008-5160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5160/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2002-2240](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2240/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2004-2516](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2516/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2004-2517](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2517/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-1588 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-1588 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Mar 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1588 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-2007-1588/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1588/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1588
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1588
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-1588

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1588/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.