# CVE-2007-4529: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Authenticated ServerAdmins can escalate privileges to manage arbitrary virtual servers beyond their assigned scope via the WebAdmin interface.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Aug 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gxjq-gw5j-w87m

## What is CVE-2007-4529?

CVE-2007-4529 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Aug 2007. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WebAdmin interface in TeamSpeak Server 2.0.20.1 allows remote authenticated users with the ServerAdmin flag to assign Registered users certain privileges, resulting in a privilege set that extends beyond that ServerAdmin's own servers, as demonstrated by the (1) AdminAddServer, (2) AdminDeleteServer, (3) AdminStartServer, and (4) AdminStopServer privileges; and administration of arbitrary virtual servers via a request to a .tscmd URI with a modified serverid parameter, as demonstrated by (a) add_server.tscmd, (b) ask_delete_server.tscmd, (c) start_server.tscmd, and (d) stop_server.tscmd.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4529?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Teamspeak Web Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-4529?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4529 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-4529 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4529 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-3956](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3956/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2007-4530](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4530/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-4529 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-4529 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Aug 2007. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4529 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-2007-4529/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4529/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4529
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4529
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-4529

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4529/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.