# CVE-2007-4637: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can modify data without authentication due to missing authorization checks in the admin edit action.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Aug 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w788-2c9w-56g5

## What is CVE-2007-4637?

CVE-2007-4637 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

xGB.php in xGB 2.0 does not require authentication for an admin edit action, which allows remote attackers to make unspecified changes via an unknown series of steps.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4637?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xgb Xgb.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-4637?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4637 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-4637 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-4637 exists.

Public exploit code:

- xGB 2.0 - 'xGB.php' Remote Security Bypass (exploitdb)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-4637 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-4637 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-4637 exists.

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-2007-4637/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4637/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4637
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4637
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-4637

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