# CVE-2007-5193: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can access sensitive RCS work area files if the default directory is exposed and .htaccess restrictions are missing.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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:** 4 Oct 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vpg6-rq2c-r73h

## What is CVE-2007-5193?

CVE-2007-5193 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The default configuration for twiki 4.1.2 on Debian GNU/Linux, and possibly other operating systems, specifies the work area directory (cfg{RCS}{WorkAreaDir}) under the web document root, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information when .htaccess restrictions are not applied.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5193?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Twiki Twiki.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-5193?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5193 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-5193 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5193 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-5305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5305/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-1751](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1751/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2005-3056](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3056/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-7236](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7236/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2006-6071](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6071/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-5193 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-5193 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Oct 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-2007-5193 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-2007-5193/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5193/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5193
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5193
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-5193

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5193/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.