CVE-2007-5484 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 16 Oct 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in WWWISIS, exposing sensitive data.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2007-5484?

CVE-2007-5484 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in wxis.exe in WWWISIS 7.1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the IsisScript parameter to iah.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5484?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wwwisis Wwwisis.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5484?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5484 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-2007-5484 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-5484 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v268-p4cf-jcxh.