CVE-2007-3986 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication in Security Reporter by manipulating parameters, potentially leading to unauthorized access and file disclosure.

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-2007-3986?

CVE-2007-3986 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jul 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

file.cgi in Secure Computing SecurityReporter (aka Network Security Analyzer) 4.6.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a name parameter that specifies the eventcache directory and a non-GIF file, which causes the $dontvalidate variable to be set to true. NOTE: a separate traversal vulnerability could be leveraged to download arbitrary files.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3986?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Securecomputing Securityreporter.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3986?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3986 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2007-3986 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3g83-whg6-2g8h.

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