CVE-2007-1896 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.8 Published 9 Apr 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can read arbitrary local files via directory traversal in the chat.php script using a crafted cookie.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2007-1896?

CVE-2007-1896 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Apr 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in chat.php in Sky GUNNING MySpeach 3.0.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to include arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) and trailing %00 (NULL) in a my_ms[root] cookie.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1896?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sky Gunning Myspeach.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1896?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2007-1896 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1896 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4g6p-3xf9-rrv7.